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Re:Senators push to ditch social security numbers in light o... by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday November 09, 2017 @12:39PM (#15664246)
If only we had laws prohibiting racketeering and officials sworn to enforce them.
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Re:Senators push to ditch social security numbers in light o... by adrianratnapala on Thursday November 09, 2017 @10:46PM (#15667787)
"racketeering" is a terribly vague term, and if that is what your laws are supposed to prevent then you must expect official discretion. Which means you must expect politically connected incumbents to not be much touched by it.
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