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Then why not just officially ditch what is, at this point, a quirky anachronism at best, and a potentially really expensive source of mistakes [1] at worst? [1

• Aloha 3y ago
  Largely, the because the costs to change what remains, isnt worth the savings we'd get from doing it. Moreover the people who would have to bear those costs, are often the people in business least able to do so.
  • usrbinbash 3y ago
    Out of curiosity, how much would that cost? And just so it's easier to put that number into perspective, how would it compare to, say, spending more on defense than the next 10 countries on the list combined, having the most expensive Healthcare system in the world, or having trillion-dollar tax cuts? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_States#Comparison_with_other_countries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_... https://www.statista.com/chart/8658/health-spending-per-capita/ https://www.statista.com/chart/8658/health-spending-per-capi... https://www.forbes.com/sites/camilomaldonado/2019/10/10/trump-tax-cuts-helped-billionaires-pay-less-taxes-than-the-working-class-in-2018/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/camilomaldonado/2019/10/10/trum...