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		phillipcarter on Oct 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AI.gov Good news - you're not, because your tax dollars doesn't pay for much of anything. The US Government has monetary sovereignty and "pays for things" that way.

exabrial on Oct 30, 2023 [–]

Then for Christmas, all I want is my gross pay.

phillipcarter on Oct 31, 2023 | [–]

Nope, sorry :) -- taxes exist to destroy the supply of money to keep the economy in check.

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