squirrelmaster on Nostr: I was just objecting to the implication that taxation for the purpose of govt ...
I was just objecting to the implication that taxation for the purpose of govt spending is zero-sum. Fortunately we don’t live in a society where government officials simply pocket our tax dollars for their own personal benefit. And if they do, they go to jail.
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