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Re:NOAA Satellites Helped Save a Record 421 Lives in 2019 by MayeulC on Thursday January 23, 2020 @12:30PM (#22129573)
Well, that is an interesting take, but if collecting such a tax really helped reduce the number of people going out unprepared, thus needing help, it would really be a no-brainer to do so, as it could avoid people getting hurt or killed in the first place.
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Re:NOAA Satellites Helped Save a Record 421 Lives in 2019 by bluGill on Thursday January 23, 2020 @02:21PM (#22130807)
Problem is people who know about the tax will refuse rescue if they think they can get out without paying it - thus killing more people because they refused the rescue.
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