I’m aware

LOL ...I mean, they _could_ fund stuff, it's just that the deficit is laughably enormous. The only "Asset" on the US Treasury's balance sheet is the Tax Authority. With a properly fiscally-responsible apparatus, the taxes would pay for everything. And then it'd be way easier to just stop paying taxes and delete the State in one stroke 😅

They are basically protection money charged by the mafia in control of the country.

Didn’t make me feel better at all 😓

Yeah, but just to humilate you und make you obedient. They don't need your taxes. They can just print money.