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The government doesn't pay any bills whatsoever! The taxpayer does. In this case, should all taxpayers foot the bill, or should only exporters?
by jiveturkey 7y ago
The government doesn't pay any bills whatsoever! The taxpayer does.
In this case, should all taxpayers foot the bill, or should only exporters?
- jkaplowitz 7y agoAll taxpayers. We're the ones indirectly responsible for the government that imposes the unreasonably trade-disrupting regulations, and it's in everyone's interest that we be able to export smoothly (not just that of the exporters themselves).
- magduf 7y agoAll taxpayers should. They chose the government, and they're responsible for it. If you don't like footing the bill for a crappy policy, then do a better job voting.
- morpheuskafka 7y agoAll taxpayers should, because the entire US economy would collapse without cost-effective export shipping. Also, the issue is less of who pays and more of the strict liability. I don't think FedEx would mind implementing commercially reasonable measure to check high-risk packages--like customs does--but the issue is that they are now in the business of interpreting the law, and if the government disagrees they get in trouble.