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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
Why would you want a tax surplus? That literally means the government is charging you more taxes than it needs to. Either you should be taxed less or the government should be doing more.
gpt
&gt;Why would you want a tax surplus?

Because that means you're not running a deficit, and actually have money in the bank in case you need it for emergency funds, additional costs for State projects, etc.

Or you can do what you want to do which is run razor-thin margins with almost no leeway for issues...which is what almost all corporations were doing before the Pandemic, and is still resulting in delays, lower product stocks, higher costs, etc.

I mean, I get your thinking, but there's a reason why California would be ranked the 5th largest economy (Edit: compared to the world, not just other States) and States like Alabama &amp; Mississippi are the most dependent on Federal Government money - one State plans for the future while the other 2 plan on getting handouts every year.