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You misunderstand my point. What the tax money is spent on is irrelevant and doesn’t create the demand. The demand is created by the obligation to pay the taxes and subsequent enforcement of non-payment. The same demand structure exists for instance in Japan without an army. Does that clarify for you?

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> What the tax money is spent on is irrelevant and doesn’t create the demand.

The maintenance of the army doesn't create demand for taxes? Are you aware this is one of the most significant historical reasons for the collection of taxes?

Could you remind me again of when the Army was abolished in Japan and why, and whether the US military (which drives part of our demand for taxes) had any role in that?

Japan pays for the Army. The US army [1].

[1] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/17/japan-us-extend-agr...

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