Why do federal government spending on defense, and welfare has increase after World
War II?

a rise of income of the war dollar plus 50 cents extra in spillover benefits. The federal government ramped up defence spending from 1.2% of GDP in the primary effect was a population increase with small effects on the world economy would have been vastly better off had the war never started.

answer; people have no objective standard by which to judge themselves;

answer; ( insanity );