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> If they had much interest in balancing the books, they wouldn't be ripping huge holes in revenue collection

That can be explained by the fact that the cabal also doesn't like paying taxes.




And that they’d use tariffs as a regressive tax to replace income tax increases.


2 step challenge to die downvoters:

1. Find instances where Trump or the billionaires backing him and/or in his cabinet are open to increasing tax as a solution to the deficit

2. Explain why the the administration and it's members are deadset against an effective IRS & Biden's effort to increase staffing at the IRS.




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