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Maybe materially we are better off, but culturally and spiritually we are clearly worse off.
I bought my house in 1979 and my property taxes were $600/year. I still live in the same house in 2025 and the property taxes are $8,000/year. My house is not worth 13X what I paid and I’m not getting 13X the services from the county. HOWEVER, Illinois government has grown much larger, and that’s where my money goes.
The government has grown larger because you’re getting more services, professor.