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Re:Estonia has a new way to stop speeding motorists by llampx on Saturday November 09, 2019 @11:54AM (#21492590)
Ah yes, the hypothetical poor person who works 16 hour days, at 2 or 3 minimum wage jobs, can not afford public transport or a car, and depending on what's being debated, doesn't have time, money or mental faculties to register for a particular service that's being talked about (most often a picture ID).

also known as, a strawman.

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Re:Estonia has a new way to stop speeding motorists by tybit on Saturday November 09, 2019 @06:47PM (#21495348)
The suggestion isn’t that every poor person suffers all of these, it’s that many suffer from a few. Any punishment will likely affect a subset of those people much more than everyone else.
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Re:Estonia has a new way to stop speeding motorists by ddingus on Saturday November 09, 2019 @03:08PM (#21493978)
There are millions of these people.
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Re:Estonia has a new way to stop speeding motorists by burntwater on Saturday November 09, 2019 @02:02PM (#21493519)
How is this a hypothetical person?
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