Building on a previous mini-documentary that focused on theory, this video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation presents real-world data and research showing that the burden of government spending is far too high – not only in the United States (where the Bush-Obama policies have increased the federal budget by more than 100%), but also in other nations where government budgets sometimes consume more than one-half of an economy’s output. www.freedomandprosperity.org

Source: Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation (via YouTube), September 14, 2009.

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