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2023-05-19 23:41:07 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D5424D4E455DE28275A1785FB04266F62759F95B325EF4F15B5790A0B708C4DF
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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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