I don't mind governments taking ad money even if they were outright stealing it, because if anything it puts pressure on companies not to deal with ads at all w

I don't mind governments taking ad money even if they were outright stealing it, because if anything it puts pressure on companies not to deal with ads at all which would be a net benefit to society, productivity and mental health worldwide. I like having the option of buying products that have nothing to do with ads - unfortunately in the current situation, everything has at least some ties to this industry, so effectively we currently don't have a choice regardless of whether we're willing to pay. This kind of pressure will hopefully change this.