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Re:The poor are better off when we build more housing for th... by Radim on Saturday February 13, 2016 @12:10AM (#11092654)
Right. Let's send a secret police on "random surveys" to "suspect properties", checking to see who lives in people's homes :-)

Did I mention "slippery slope"?

You don't have to be a diehard libertarian to find this whole concept somewhat creepy.

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Re:The poor are better off when we build more housing for th... by danieltillett on Saturday February 13, 2016 @02:55AM (#11093169)
I hate to break it to you but there are dozen of authorities that can come around and inspect your property whenever they want - this slippery slope has long gone.

I have no problem with someone with the appropriate authority politely knocking on my door to see if I am home if I am claiming a large tax refund for living there. The IRS and its fellow ilk are far more intrusive - the IRS makes my life a pain as it is and I am not even a US taxpayer.

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Re:The poor are better off when we build more housing for th... by Radim on Tuesday February 16, 2016 @09:30PM (#11114807)
Where do you live that "dozen of authorities" can come around and inspect your property at will?

I see where you're coming from, but as is probably obvious, I don't subscribe to your "If you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to fear" world view on government surveillance. This seems to be the root of our disagreement here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_hide_argument#Argum...

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