### Comment:
Revenue has gone up. The problem is spending went up a lot faster.  
  
 This idea that a government can tax itself rich is retarded. 
  
  
 The problem with the next crash is that they'll be blamed on Tax cuts.

### REPLY:
&gt;Revenue has gone up. 
  
 By how much? Source? 
  
 I've read otherwise: 
  
 http://www.crfb.org/blogs/no-tax-revenue-has-not-risen-not-really 
  
 https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-tax-revenue-declined-0-4-in-2018-11550084426 
  


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