re: #441 Rightwingconspirator

I protest #33. Two correct answers!
33) If taxes equal government spending, then:
A. government debt is zero
B. printing money no longer causes inflation
C. government is not helping anybody
D. tax per person equals government spending per person
E. tax loopholes and special-interest spending are absent

Yeah, I got that one wrong too. But then I thought about it. If a debt already existed, then the debt will not be equal to zero if taxes and spending are equal, it will simply not increase. I had assumed zero debt at outset, which you cannot do. At least thats my take on why that answer is wrong. It reminds me of Pres Clinton’s claim that he had decreased the debt when he had actually only ceased or decreased its growth. Still good, but not the same.