Why does the government need more and more and more funding year after year?

Because the liberals want it to actually provide useful services.

The conservatards, OTOH, bleed the coffers dry with things like the War on Drugs, incarcerating 1% of the population, and military adventures in Middle Eastern pestholes that aren’t worth a single cent. Personally, I’d be all for the people responsible for Iraq II being locked up for treason and perjury.

And yes, I realize that SD’s economy is heavily based on the military.