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But the government is financed by taxpayers, so the taxpayers will end up being the payers of any fines the government is liable for. It's circular.
by chkaloon 4y ago
But the government is financed by taxpayers, so the taxpayers will end up being the payers of any fines the government is liable for. It's circular.
- liketochill 4y agoOnly if all taxpayers get an equal settlement. And even then perhaps that money would have been spent on another group: “sorry no fighter jets this year money went privacy lawsuits”. So some taxpayers could come out ahead in the event of privacy lawsuits.
- chkaloon 4y agoI didn't say that all taxpayers would come out equivalently. I said taxpayers would pay.