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		ambicapter on Feb 3, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The young, inexperienced engineers aiding DOGE Are you saying income taxes lead to an increase in the national debt?

mc32 on Feb 3, 2025 [–]

You know how people borrow on future income?

Aloisius on Feb 3, 2025 | [–]

We were doing that before income taxes.

Hell, we were borrowing before we had states.

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