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I suspect that total involuntary surveillance is not something the majority of the (United States) populace signed up for. The legal Expectation of Privacy[0]
by mfringel 8y ago
I suspect that total involuntary surveillance is not something the majority of the (United States) populace signed up for.
The legal Expectation of Privacy[0] continues to be important, even if there are people who think that it was a legal handwave that only existed due to lack of adequate technology.
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[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expectation_of_privacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expectation_of_privacy
- npongratz 8y ago> I suspect that total involuntary surveillance is not something the majority of the (United States) populace signed up for. I certainly agree, but just wait until They/Them/Those start telling us this is part of some sacrosanct "social contract," and those who don't like it can simply leave. Edit: small changes for clarity.
- PostOnce 8y ago> If you dont like it leave people start leaving > wait! dont leave! We're gonna jack up the renounce-your-citizenship fee by thousands of dollars! actually happened already.
- asimpletune 8y agoI didn’t know about this. Do you have any links?
- geomark 8y agoTry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renunciation_of_citizenship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renunciation_of_citizenship TL;DR: You could renounce your US citizenship for free before 2010. Then it when up to $450. In 2014 the fee was raise to $2,350. On top of the fee is the exit tax wherein you may be required to pay a tax on the entirety of any gains on your assets as if you had sold them all that day. And, further, if they think you are renouncing to avoid taxes they claim that you must continue to pay taxes for 10 years after you renounce.
- ravenstine 8y agoThe populace really doesn't sign up for the vast majority of policy.