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> This is not a zero-sum game, If government pays it via taxes they have to stop paying something else or increase taxes. That is literally the definition of a
by wizu 11y ago
> This is not a zero-sum game, If government pays it via taxes they have to stop paying something else or increase taxes.
That is literally the definition of a zero-sum game.
- reitanqild 11y agoI guess you are right. It seemed right when I woke up, less now. Thanks. Anyway, my larger point stands I guess.
- escherize 11y agoIt's actually a negative sum game. It costs money to run a tax system, and that money comes out of taxes too. So, as a coercive state with guns, if I want to fund some program that costs $1M, I would need to tax much more.