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"I don't want the government to know what I'm doing with my money" is not a valid objection to this plan unless you can lay out a convincing argument that a cou
by refurb 4y ago
"I don't want the government to know what I'm doing with my money" is not a valid objection to this plan unless you can lay out a convincing argument that a couple of entirely for-profit companies knowing what you're doing with your money is any better, and that they will not roll over and provide transaction records the instant the government asks them to.
My arguments are:
- A for-profit company can't put me in prison
- A for-profit company has an incentive to keep the government out of their business
- egypturnash 4y agoFacebook just gave cops a dump of a teen's private messages so they could prosecute her for getting an abortion in a state that just made those illegal. That incentive to keep the government out of their business is working just fine. https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2022/08/08/facebook-abortion-teen-dms/?sh=439a2ace579c https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2022/08/08/fac...