The size and power of government, the ability to create wealth, and ultimately our freedom to live the kind of lives we want to lead, are inextricably linked to each other. Let's start by talking about prosperity: The more a government spends, the less wealth that is available for the creation of future wealth. Just as a farmer can't benefit over the long term by eating his seed corn, we can't benefit over the long term by allowing government to take our money out of the wealth-creating economy.