On taxes and the size of government, Friedman offers a little comfort for those who claim, "the rich don't pay their fair share" and who are attacking the Department of Government Efficiency. Friedman in 1967 said: "Like many other economists, I oppose the increase in taxes recommended by President Lyndon Johnson but for reasons different than most. I oppose a tax increase because I believe that the Federal government is already absorbing too much of the community's resources. We need lower taxes, not higher taxes."