Spending is entirely divorced from revenue. That’s how we run deficits.
We’ve played the “cut taxes first, cut spending later” game since Carter, and I dare you to show me three consecutive years where the deficit actually contracted.
is just taken from productive sectors
Sectors that run high margins are defacto not productive. They are assigning large mark ups over the real cost of production.
If you want to reduce inflation without hitting productivity, you need to extract taxes from these high margin businesses.
Once shrinking your margin becomes a tax avoidance strategy, wages rise and prices fall.
Targeted high margin taxation is a proven strategy for deflating prices. But this requires a level of education that goes beyond Econ 101.
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No, because the tax money is spent back into the economy. It is just taken from productive sectors and given to unproductive ones.
Spending is entirely divorced from revenue. That’s how we run deficits.
We’ve played the “cut taxes first, cut spending later” game since Carter, and I dare you to show me three consecutive years where the deficit actually contracted.
Sectors that run high margins are defacto not productive. They are assigning large mark ups over the real cost of production.
If you want to reduce inflation without hitting productivity, you need to extract taxes from these high margin businesses.
Once shrinking your margin becomes a tax avoidance strategy, wages rise and prices fall.
Targeted high margin taxation is a proven strategy for deflating prices. But this requires a level of education that goes beyond Econ 101.
@UnderpantsWeevil
If your government is in debt, then it spent any money it took in in taxes minus the overhead.
Once you complete Econ 101, you might want to explore the idea of credit and debt in a subsequent class.
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Keep guessing about my CV.
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Sectors that run high margins also have the ability to reinvest, which is how we get most applied innovation.
If you’re reinvesting, you’re running lower margins thanks to increased capital costs.
I recommend you go back and revisit a basic business accounting class.
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Reinvesting does not necessary occur in the same cycle where the profit is generated; in fact, it usually involves saving up for some time.