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Re:California is the only state to hide its spending – nearl... by johnhowardstein on Sunday December 12, 2021 @07:52PM (#29535365)
All that legal tender is thanks to the government.
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Re:California is the only state to hide its spending – nearl... by SllX on Sunday December 12, 2021 @07:59PM (#29535400)
Sure, legal tender demands a government by definition, it’s right there in the word “legal”. Money, or rather currency doesn’t.

That’s also irrelevant because that doesn’t address what a tax is, or how it ended up in a government’s treasury, or why it is there in the first place.

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Re:California is the only state to hide its spending – nearl... by specialist on Sunday December 12, 2021 @10:15PM (#29536194)
Correct. Government spending (investment) is a loan we repay thru taxes.
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