[wizu]

> This is not a zero-sum game, If government pays it via taxes they have to stop paying something else or increase taxes.

That is literally the definition of a zero-sum game.

[escherize]

It's actually a negative sum game. It costs money to run a tax system, and that money comes out of taxes too.

So, as a coercive state with guns, if I want to fund some program that costs $1M, I would need to tax much more.

[reitanqild]

I guess you are right. It seemed right when I woke up, less now. Thanks.

Anyway, my larger point stands I guess.