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SlipDrip replied to the thread POLL: Trump Wants to Cut Federal Gasoline Taxes. Do You Agree?.No real solution to our current fiat system. Reducing spending would destroy the economy so you just have to ride it out. I’m also... -
SlipDrip replied to the thread POLL: Trump Wants to Cut Federal Gasoline Taxes. Do You Agree?.They move decimals in a computer.
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SlipDrip replied to the thread POLL: Trump Wants to Cut Federal Gasoline Taxes. Do You Agree?.the biggest issue with today’s fiat is that physical dollars function as commodity money. It’s why it’s the preferred payment method for...
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Sure. But what's wrong with that? Every successful government secures its authority, in part, by requiring that taxes are paid in its... -
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You're not wrong. The best explanation of this that I've ever seen can be found in this book: Debt: The First 5,000 Years, by David...
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SlipDrip replied to the thread POLL: Trump Wants to Cut Federal Gasoline Taxes. Do You Agree?.How does the United States government run deficits without taxes to fund that spending? it’s a pretty simple concept. I hope you don’t...
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SlipDrip replied to the thread POLL: Trump Wants to Cut Federal Gasoline Taxes. Do You Agree?.It creates demand for the government issued currency. If taxes funded government spending deficit spending wouldn’t exist. MMT...
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SlipDrip replied to the thread POLL: Trump Wants to Cut Federal Gasoline Taxes. Do You Agree?.No reason for a gas tax to ever exist. Taxes don’t fund government spending.