logoalt Hacker News

zerreh5004/03/20252 repliesview on HN

An economic crisis will reduce tax income though, reducing the ability of government to pay even if the interest is lower


Replies

thworp04/03/2025

In the long term, yes. In the medium term, companies and people liquidating their assets and paying capital gains tax actually gives the state a windfall.

WXLCKNO04/03/2025

If the goal of Putin is to destroy the US through illogical fiscal policies by means of using his Puppet, it all makes sense.