The Switcheroo

An interactive look at how debt became profit

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The Wealthy
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Government
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Everyone Else

Meet the players. Let's see how the money flows between them...

How It Used To Work
πŸ’° Wealthy Paid Taxes
πŸ“Š Top tax rates as high as 91%
πŸ›οΈ Taxes funded government services
πŸ“‰ Lower debt, less interest owed
How It Works Now
🏦 Wealthy Collect Interest
βœ‚οΈ Tax cuts slashed their contributions
πŸ“ˆ Government borrows to cover the gap
πŸ’΅ Wealthy lend money & earn interest

⚠️ The Catch-22 Trap

Pick a solution. See what happens.

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Raise Taxes on Wealthy
"Let's make them pay their fair share again!"
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Keep Borrowing
"We can't raise taxesβ€”it'll hurt the economy!"
🎯 Here's What Happens...

πŸ’° The Wealthy Still Win
Tax Cuts Pass
Revenue Falls
Government Borrows
Interest Paid
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The Rigged Game

The wealthy once funded the government through taxes.

Now they profit by lending to itβ€”collecting interest on a swelling federal debt largely created by tax cuts that benefited them.

Everyone else? They pay the bill.