Surferbeetle:

I disregarded his US numbers because they attributed everything to his definition of what "neo-liberal" and Keynesian policies were. He ignored things like for a long time the world except us was broke because of WWII; or the growth of the welfare state.

Another thing ignored was how Communist party functionaries stole everything when the Soviet Union fell.

You can probably afford to pay more in taxes and don't mind doing so. The problem is they will never stop asking for more so eventually you won't want to anymore.

I can't remember all the things I've read over the years so links are a bit hard to provide.