It is not true that lowering government spending has a tendency to increase investment.

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Almost without anyone noticing, France has become an even more state-dominated economy than it was 30 years ago, with government spending of nearly 60% of GDP and a tendency to raise taxes first, and talk about spending cuts a lot later.

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They found exactly the same tendency to reduce classroom spending to pay for increases in administrative headcounts.

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President Obama has exhibited a pronounced tendency to place politics above national security in his treatment of Pentagon spending.

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Constant negativity has a tendency to create fear in the minds of consumers and cold cause them to restrain spending.

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