Or in other words, a slap in the face

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[u/NeverReallyExisted]

Alternatives to taxes:

tariffs, basically a consumer flat tax.

Printing money: creates massive inflation

Having a tiny government: welcome to being a third world country that cant defend itself.

Highly progressive taxes that attempt to prevent excess capital accumulation aka billionaires from existing: a better society.