While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Paul A. Volcker, Jr., Chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board to Democratic (socialist/fascist) de facto President Obama (either a natural born subject of the United Kingdom enclave of Kenya, or a natural born resident of the republic of Hawaii), speaking to the New York Historical Society advocates the imposition of two new taxes: a value-added tax and a carbon tax, as a way of getting the Federal budget deficit under control.  Volcker does not mention the possibility of ending unlawful foreign wars or reducing unlawful entitlement spending.

       [added 3/6/2022] Thanks to G. Edward Griffin for this entry.