Sure, but in the spirit of the original argument, the taxes still aren't about regaining funds to help the little guy. It's not like paying more taxes is going

Sure, but in the spirit of the original argument, the taxes still aren't about regaining funds to help the little guy. It's not like paying more taxes is going to go to something beneficial to society. And in my opinion (not verified or anything) we're seeing such strong Cantillon effects that inflation is being regulated via soaring asset prices. So it's harder to buy a house and or a share of SPY, but everyday goods are inflating way below the increase in dollar supply atm. Edit: Lol, except lumber.