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Are American tax dollars a fraud? (sh.itjust.works)
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Recently heard someone trying to tell me that the government doesnt need a penny of our taxes, they just print the money they need and all tax is a complete scam. He is 100% in belief of this.

I hate taxes too (when they go towards wars), but is this actually true? He mostly gets his ideas from Facebook and x. So yeah.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

… until chaotic and self-destructive policy, attacking your allies and trading partners causes the world to reevaluate that. Our special protection could end pretty quickly, cascading into an impressive crash