Which statement was one of Thomas Paine's argument for independence

Americans could not easily break ties with Britain. Despite their recent hardships, the majority of colonists were raised to love England and respect its monarch.

Fear was another factor. Most colonists were familiar with the harsh abuses the British used on rebels in Ireland. A revolution could bring mob rule, and no one, not even the most rebellious Americans, wanted that. Furthermore, despite their many taxes, times were good in the colonies. In some ways, Americans were even better off than the average Briton.

for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.

president franklin roosevelt supported the tva as part of his first new deal measures approved by congress in 1933. this new agency was designed to control floods, produce electric power, and improve the lives of people living in the tennessee valley. the tva accomplished many of these goals despite problems.