More Means Less - And Less Means More Every business that wants to be around next year began this year with a budget. A roadmap on how they will spend their resources - on employees, materials, etc. For almost all businesses, government is the largest line item. Paying taxes - and paying to comply with regulations - consumes the largest chunk of their operating expenses. This of course explains why Big Business and Big Government so often collude to grow an ever-bigger government. Big Business can afford the additional costs. Their smaller competitors? Not so much. This also partly explains Big Government’s China Virus lockdowns.