> Sure, but money doesn't grow on trees. You know, it is funny that this slogan is only ever used in this context. For all other things no one ever talks about

> Sure, but money doesn't grow on trees. You know, it is funny that this slogan is only ever used in this context. For all other things no one ever talks about where money comes from. It's created out of thin air, mostly by private corporations. It is no more than a unit of accounting. You can create as much of it as you want as long as something of equal value is created. This may be for example a signature for a lone if one is credit worthy or on the larger scale a disaster or war effort. If quality of life or employability is worth something to a nation they would want to spend on it. We could also ask where the tax is coming from if people cant figure out how to find or hold a job.