I mean the small government types are not the ones who typically pay attention to what actually is shown to work or not work.
Their view is big govt needs big taxes for big spending and big IRS steals people’s hard earned money. No counterpoint or evidence will ever persuade them otherwise because it’s a core belief that is largely beyond questioning.
Political control is largely a byproduct of media control/propaganda. No amount of reason will protect against never ending repetition of lies. (ie: Fox news profit model)
It’s not true, but if I repeat the narrative 100x and the truth only once, the narrative wins.