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> It's batshit insane! We should be doubling, tripling taxes in the short term on those that can pay it to make up the funding gap for testing, treatment, and surge capacity

Taking money out of the economy by dramatically hiking taxes at this point seems _batshit insane_ to me. The government should be well equipped to absorb temporary shocks to revenue.



> The government should be well equipped to absorb temporary shocks to revenue.

Good thing the federal deficit is higher than it's ever been! No, wait, crap...




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