USA Military spending the largest expenditure of any nation. Military spending was built on income taxes. A tax billionaires don't want to pay. At all.

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   Nicole Parsons (npars01@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 08:51:01 JST Nicole Parsons

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   @Crispius @TCatInReality @GottaLaff

   The last time the US Federal government had to rely on consumption taxes & survive without an income tax, it couldn't afford a military effort for WW1.
   https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/historical-highlights-of-the-irs

   Income taxes fund the US military. The biggest on the planet.
   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_highest_military_expenditures

   It spent a century turning citizens into alcoholics for the excise tax revenues on spirits.
   https://www.pbs.org/video/prohibition-episode-one-a-nation-of-drunkards/

   Putin couldn't be happier with Musk's efforts at tax cuts for the rich, ...

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