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Re:Why we should fear a cashless world by lmm on Monday March 21, 2016 @10:37AM (#11328331)
There will always be ways to evade taxes, but the harder we make it the less tax evasion there will be.
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Re:Why we should fear a cashless world by AnthonyMouse on Monday March 21, 2016 @01:11PM (#11329625)
You could also say "there will always be crime, but the harder we make it the less there will be."

Technically true but useless for evaluating the cost/benefit of any specific proposal. If the question is, is it worth pervasive mass surveillance, the answer is no.

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