> The taxes the government collects don't actually get recirculated back into the economy. I don't understand what you mean by this. Sure a small percentage of

> The taxes the government collects don't actually get recirculated back into the economy. I don't understand what you mean by this. Sure a small percentage of taxes go towards expenses in foreign countries or to foreign companies. But social security? Medicare/Medicaid? All those defense contractors? The roughly 2 million federal government employees? All those expenses are going straight back into the US economy are they not?