<em>Government spending should be decreased whenever possible</em> - APEX
Answer: The Affluent Society (1958)
Explanation:
Among the surging affluence of the supposed “happy days” decade, there was also growing anxiety, dissent, and diversity. Many social critics, writers, and artists expressed a growing sense of unease with the superficiality of the much-celebrated consumer culture. One of the most striking aspects of the decade was the sharp contrast between the buoyant public mood and the increasingly bitter social criticism coming from intellectuals, theologians, novelists, playwrights, poets, and artists. One of those intellectuals was John Kenneth Galbraith in his book The Affluent Society (1958). He could not see in the economic growth a solution for persistent social problems. He pointed out that behind all of America's prosperity, there was still the ghost of poverty, especially among minorities.
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.
Thomas was murdered for his views, so the answer is true
