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I'm having a hard time imagining the OP is serious.

1. Look at U.S. debt and tax rates when "Nazi Germany was a thorn in [our] side." Taxes were far higher than they are now, and deficits were soaring.

2. We "borrow" very little money from China, amounting to no more than what they spend on U.S. bonds.  They hold a fairly small portion of our overall debt.

3. Economically, we didn't exceed the British Empire in might until WWII, when the government started effectively using our nation's vast resources to significantly improve our infrastructure through taxation.  And we sank deep into debt.

4. I can only imagine what our nation would look like had we never exceeded 1% in taxes. No highways, no national parks, no public works programs, no Department of Transportation, etc. etc. etc.

I'm sure American businesses would be doing great without the comprehensive system of interstates they rely on to transport their goods.