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Re:The wealthiest 10% of Americans own a record 89% of all U... by sdfjksbdf on Monday October 18, 2021 @12:20PM (#28907206)
100% of the USDs that the federal government spends originate from the federal government. Money doesn't grow on taxpayers.
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Re:The wealthiest 10% of Americans own a record 89% of all U... by imtringued on Monday October 18, 2021 @01:54PM (#28908450)
In fact, it's the citizens responsibility to return the dollars via taxation... One way to interpret government debt is that money is a claim to the entire economy of the country and thus money does not create real wealth, it just makes real wealth liquid.
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