In practice, all that happens if there are more taxes paid is that the government spends more money. Do you really think you would pay less tax if the governmen

In practice, all that happens if there are more taxes paid is that the government spends more money. Do you really think you would pay less tax if the government received a $100b windfall? Of course not. The way the government can cut its debt is by cutting its spending - the biggest slice of which is the military.