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Board Economics
Re: USD is backed by the fact that IRS only accepts it for taxes...
by
Rassah
on 30/11/2012, 16:22:07 UTC
The only reason the IRS collects money is for the government to spend it on other stuff.

Actually, income tax just barely pays for the interest on the debt. Most of government spending comes from borrowing and printing.

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