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Well, no. While taxing is one way that the government brings in revenue, it is not the only way. A student loan is not a tax. Tax means something other than interest from a loan.
Sorry yes. When the government takes money directly from citizens to fund the services it provides to such it is called a tax. If the government is profiting from the excessive interest rates that it charges for the loans, such can be viewed as a tax as that money is directly coming from income from citizens. Although there is a difference in the mechanism in which the funds are extracted, the principle of taking money to fund government operations is the same.