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He started the income tax. Once the government had the means to get its hands on money, spending was inevitable. He also pioneered deficiet spending, so that even when the government couldn't get its hands on money it could still spend.
Whether his specific programs had merit is beside the point. What matters is he set up the mechanism and mentality by which the government has been able to increase its power.
WWII helped alot too.
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FDR did not institute the federal income tax...
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