Some folks are missing @PeterSchiff’s point:
ALL government spending is paid for by citizens, through taxes, inflation, interest, AND debt (deferred tax).
The Big Beautiful Bill increased spending by $100’s of billions over the next few years, so it increased what YOU MUST PAY.
@aesthetk_@SobekLe You still need to anneal the metal when working it, because you can overwork it at the same time... The same happens to it when soldering. Casting gives you the benefit of not having little bits of solder contaminate your alloy.