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There's an unwritten compact between American politicians and American payment providers. The payment providers get to charge a 2% fee on all transactions, without any pesky questions about antitrust law. In exchange, when politicians ask nicely, the payment provider cuts folks Wikileaks, out of the financial system without any pesky questions about the first amendment.