top | item 46993242 (no title) phainopepla2 | 17 days ago It goes into the Treasury Department's general fund, where it's used as part of the federal government's overall budget discuss order hn newest mmooss|17 days ago I think that's more important than people realize:* The executive branch is doing its own appropriations, effectively - it's revenue they create and control, with little restriction (?).* It's a way of shifting revenue from progressive taxation to regressive forms (for example, sales tax is another way to do that).
mmooss|17 days ago I think that's more important than people realize:* The executive branch is doing its own appropriations, effectively - it's revenue they create and control, with little restriction (?).* It's a way of shifting revenue from progressive taxation to regressive forms (for example, sales tax is another way to do that).
mmooss|17 days ago
* The executive branch is doing its own appropriations, effectively - it's revenue they create and control, with little restriction (?).
* It's a way of shifting revenue from progressive taxation to regressive forms (for example, sales tax is another way to do that).