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Sounds like a good plan -- the money could be earmarked for liberal's favorite entitlement program.
Universal healthcare would be the place to start imo.
Ranked: Cost of healthcare per capita in 21 different countries - Business Insider
According to data from OECD, the US spent $10,209 on healthcare per capita, or per person, in 2017. That's more than any other country in OECD's 36-country consortium, and over $2,000 more than Switzerland, the second-highest spending country.
The USA spends over 20% more per person than Switzerland, the next closest country. Correct my math if it's wrong, but that sounds like 20% of approximately 3.5 trillion dollars. Those savings would put a serious dent in your deficit. If you were like Canada, and many other Western nations, you would have saved approximately 50% of 3.5 trillion dollars.
NOTE: I know some Americans, big Trump supporters, who have diabetes and can't afford to go to the doctor to get it treated. Yet they still hate the idea of "Socialist" medicine. I'm sure that's not rare at all in the USA. That kind of brainwashing pisses me off.
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