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2023-05-19 23:52:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 58CA1408B13C5B0678DF6B3716DE9B10049EF6E94B8BD84A178B646F069F0402
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Reducing government expenditures does not require increasing taxes, it simply requires lowering spending by cutting services, reducing headcount, or cancelling social programs. https://fee.org/articles/6-places-to-start-cutting-federal-spending/ Also, increasing taxes does not always increase revenue because of deadweight losses. https://www.nber.org/digest/jan00/how-government-spending-slows-growth
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