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Speaker 0 argues that openly acknowledging that Americans are effectively slaves is deeply disliked by the American public, because they have long been told that the United States is the freest country in the world. The speaker asserts that this belief is incorrect, stating, “We are not the freest country in the world. We're actually the only country in the world that is asked to go to work then pay most of our money back to the government when you add it all up.” The speaker anticipates a counterpoint from listeners who think they only pay a 30 percent tax, and rejects it by saying, “No. You don't. Add up all the other tax you pay. What's that add up to?” He emphasizes that this is “the actual percentage you tax,” and notes that for almost all people, “that's over 50% if you pay tax.” The implication drawn is that a person’s work essentially funds the government, and the speaker insists that in recognizing this, one must acknowledge a form of servitude. The core conclusion presented is that if people are living to work primarily to provide the government with the majority of their money, then they are, in effect, “legitimately slaves to the government.” The speaker reiterates that people “exist to fund the government,” and wraps up with the emphatic statement, “Okay? That is not free.”