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0 pointschkaloon3y ago0 comments

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.

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liketochill3y ago

Only 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.

chkaloonOP3y ago

I didn't say that all taxpayers would come out equivalently. I said taxpayers would pay.

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0 pointschkaloon3y ago0 comments

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.

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liketochill3y ago

chkaloonOP3y ago

I didn't say that all taxpayers would come out equivalently. I said taxpayers would pay.

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