punctuation

[crawfish]

How would you punctuate this sentence?
How can this country afford that; by misappropriating tax monies paid by American citizens.

[MrPedantic]

Hello Crawfish

If the sentence represents a rhetorical question + response, you might punctuate it as follows:

1. How can this country afford that? By misappropriating tax monies paid by American citizens.

MrP