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Re:Cops are making fewer arrests since N.J. got rid of cash ... by ryacko on Friday November 15, 2019 @03:24PM (#21548393)
It is immature to attribute financial cost to everything. What you say is social trust and cohesion is what accountants call goodwill, the value above the net worth of a corporation or something operating that is uncountable.

Prioritizing social trust and cohesion through omitting or ignoring by misdeeds of institutions or individuals that are too big to fail seems like extra effort to achieve nothing. It isn't real trust and cohesion, it is deception and coercion.

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Re:Cops are making fewer arrests since N.J. got rid of cash ... by ryandrake on Friday November 15, 2019 @07:04PM (#21549936)
I’m not sure I understand what you are saying, but I stand by my assertion that it is a waste of the state’s limited time and budget to prosecute someone over stealing a penny. I’m honestly surprised that this seems to be a massively unpopular opinion here.
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