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Re:The World’s Empty Office Buildings Have Become a Debt Tim... by gorjusborg on Monday June 26, 2023 @04:50PM (#36485647)
> funded via tax revenue, just like everything else the government does

FDIC assessments and taxes are different. You can over-simplify mentally to a tax, but that doesn't make it true.

The FDIC runs more like an insurance provider than a run-of-the-mill government agency.

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Re:The World’s Empty Office Buildings Have Become a Debt Tim... by rcme on Monday June 26, 2023 @07:20PM (#36487147)
Social security and Medicare are also a form of insurance. Are you not paying a social security and Medicare tax?
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