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What benefits would the government (not the people) get from shutting down scammers? Scammers still pay taxes, and companies like Amazon that benefit from reven

by p-e-w 2mo ago

What benefits would the government (not the people) get from shutting down scammers? Scammers still pay taxes, and companies like Amazon that benefit from revenue obtained by scammers are major donors.

kristopolous 2mo ago
Uh, it's a representative democracy... The government isn't some nebulous mythical gorgon, it's supposedly responsive and representative of the people's needs. Also I assure you, scammers aren't honestly filling out I-9s and W-4s adding up all the Western Union receipts. They're scamming the IRS as well
- p-e-w 2mo ago
  > Uh, it's a representative democracy Stating that doesn’t make it so. The US government doesn’t “represent” its people any more than the Chinese government does. Quite possibly less so.
- Telaneo 2mo ago
  > it's supposedly responsive and representative of the people's needs. It's damn near proven that the US representative branch doesn't give a shit about its electorate, within margin of error. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43281052 https://www.jstor.org/stable/43281052
  - kristopolous 2mo ago
    ...and it's our job to fix that... yours and mine.
    - Telaneo 2mo ago
      I'm not USian.