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Cash is a technology that is one of the biggest enablers of drug trafficking and child prostitution. Does this serve as an argument for employees of the Treasur
by coryfklein 6y ago
Cash is a technology that is one of the biggest enablers of drug trafficking and child prostitution. Does this serve as an argument for employees of the Treasury Department (which prints and mints said cash) to engage in politics in the workplace?
Much of technology is agnostic to politics, and enables much evil and good alike. This does not, in my mind, serve as justification for technology creators to intertwine politics with the creation of said technology.
- Apocryphon 6y agoYes, if it will bring about more regulations and protections. https://www.wsj.com/articles/treasury-plugs-gap-in-anti-money-laundering-regulations-11600680611 https://www.wsj.com/articles/treasury-plugs-gap-in-anti-mone...
- dirtyoldmick 6y agoYes! More government regulations are exactly what I want to deal with at work. There aren't nearly enough.
- pm90 6y agoThis is quite Amusing, because the treasury department is involved in efforts to prevent human trafficking: https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/combatting-human-trafficking https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/combatting-h...
- coryfklein 6y agoWhich is a good and laudable thing! But you're talking about the place the Treasure Department has in advocating for political positions that are inline with it's mission. I'm talking about whether Bob the coin stamp machine operator holds responsibility for building a technology that is, in some cases, used for nefarious purposes. Bob doesn't want to be accosted by Richard from accounting because he doesn't do enough to advocate for anti-money laundering political causes or senatorial candidates. Bob just wants to show up and do his job.