Cory Doctorow on Nostr: When a government runs a "balanced budget," that means that it has taxed as much out ...
When a government runs a "balanced budget," that means that it has taxed as much out of the economy as it put into the economy at the start of the year. When a government runs a "surplus," that means it's left less money in the economy at the end of the year than there was at the beginning of the year.
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