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Hunter Ash
Hunter Ash
@ArtemisConsort · Jan 18, 2026
The average taxpaying citizen does not receive anything close to the value in services that they pay in taxes. The common examples - roads, cops, schools, etc - are a tiny fraction of your tax burden. No one my age thinks they’ll get social security. Most of it is just stolen.
Deputy Secretary Jim O'NeillDeputy Secretary Jim O'Neill@HHS_Jim· Jan 18, 2026
The American economy does not work the way we were taught. You pay taxes, you pay health insurance premiums, but where does the money go? A lot of it goes to fraud, politics, illegal immigrants, and corporations that do nothing for you. The system is rigged.
Elon Musk
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11:48 PM · January 18, 2026 · 138.1K views
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