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A comment on Currency (Restrictions on the Use of Cash) Bill 2019. Parent comment

Re:Currency (Restrictions on the Use of Cash) Bill 2019 by torified on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @02:38AM (#20562571)
Some Australians care but all of these horrific laws are getting passed with bipartisan support.
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Re:Currency (Restrictions on the Use of Cash) Bill 2019 by fit2rule on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @10:05AM (#20564938)
Yes, its a terrible state of affairs when the people of a nation as resourceful as Australia, are not ruled by individuals who represent the will of the people.

Then again, the will of the people - alas, easily modified at scale in Australia - is not something we can always depend on to do the right thing. Australia has many, many examples of the collective will of the populace resulting in heinous conditions ...

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