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> you're right back where you started That's kind of the point. Enforce taxes so that people have less money or print money and raise inflation so that the mon

> you're right back where you started That's kind of the point. Enforce taxes so that people have less money or print money and raise inflation so that the money people have is worth less, either way the real consideration is how much of the nation's productivity you are using, not how you are getting the money.

vijayr02 8y ago
Taxes don't cause people to have less money - they're purely a redistributive process
- RobertoG 8y ago
  If a government spending is in surplus taxes means retiring money from the economy.
  - vijayr02 8y ago
    Yes, but that's a separate point isn't it? If the government spends every penny it taxes, that only moves purchasing power from one sector to another.