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The last thing we need is to raise taxes, which would further hamper our economy when we need growth in the face of rapidly growing China and the East.

What we do need is to cut government spending, especially social welfare, of which first and foremost should be Social Security and Medicare.



Yes, of course, because the one thing that is driving inflation is that old people are not as poor and as sick as they should be.


Old people tend to be the wealthiest people, pay the least in tax, and benefit the most from services


Old people also tend to be the poorest people, have poorer health are often unable to work full-time , and won't benefit from tax cuts.


Old poor people won't suffer with a wealth tax

Old rich people will

Meanwhile working poor people have to pay for old rich people


Oh, didn't know it is that simple, but incompetents everywhere :) So that's certain? How does the tax development over the last 5 centuries look? Won't this just make the rich richer and the poor, who already struggle a lot, poorer? There are a lot of different ways to distribute tax load...


You do know the fed is doing all it can to curtail growth, right?


Yeah, haha, that's right. That's why democracies in the 2021st century and 2020th century do. Look at EU, growth at 1% per year in Real GDP. US real GDP lower and lower over time


Just wondering is Medicare a thing in US?




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