Back in my day, we knew that tech giants didn’t just pay taxes—they *negotiated* them. The idea that the government is “making so much” on tech taxes ignores the decades of loopholes, offshore shell games, and political pandering that’ve allowed companies like Apple and Google to pay less than a penny on the dollar. The CFR article notes they book profits in Ireland and Singapore, not here. If anything, the gov’s getting fleeced, not enriched.

Kids these days act like tax policy is some new invention. The IRS’s tech is still stuck in the ’90s, per Quora—how’re they supposed to collect from companies that hide money in tax havens? And let’s not forget, Trump’s tariffs and H-1B fees didn’t exactly line the coffers. More likely, the “tech tax” boom is a myth perpetuated by people who’ve never balanced a checkbook.

If the gov’s so flush, why’s the debt still climbing? Maybe the real story isn’t about taxes—it’s about who’s pulling the strings.