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Originally Posted by The Truth Hurts
the answer is right in the first paragraph.
more people working, so more returns were processed, so more taxes were collected.
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The level of wages has more to do with it than the number of people in work.
The problem with Government spending and tax revenue is the fine balance that's needed to balance the two amounts. If citizens demand more spending they should pay for those demands. Such as buying goods manufactured overseas instead of the US. This makes the level of spending rise and tax revenues fall.
Then there's the huge problem of illegal immigrants stealing jobs from Americans.
Next is the wars the US gets involved in and the huge military spending.
I'm not saying cut the above, but if you vote for governments that you want to do these things. You have to pay for it. And in a democracy claiming you don't need to because your side lost doesn't count you out.