US government policy follows the pattern of creating fiscal imbalances and then using higher taxes as a tool to justify issuing even more debt, not to pay it down—governments claim they'll raise taxes to reduce deficits but then issue new debt anyway without collecting sufficient revenue.

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Speaker

Daniel Laería

Evidence Quote

Increasing taxes is not a tool to reduce public debt it's a tool to justify higher public debt...they issue more debt they don't collect enough revenues don't worry we will increase taxes they issue more debt

Source

Hedgeye Investing Summit Fall 2024 | Daniel Lacalle, Chief Economist at TressisHedgeye
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:00:34 PM

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