The USA became the must powerful nation on Earth with extremely limited government. No federal taxes, no federal agencies. Individual liberty and individual free agency, etc. Very little government. All this before the introduction of the 16th Amendment in 1913 (forced taxation). That's when America was fundamentally changed into a socialistic big government crap show.

Now it is nothing more than crony socialism ... heading into a communofacistic society.

People do much better without forced-collectivist governments. (aka "big government")