IRS scams:A taxi driver saved an elderly woman from being scammed out of $25,000

Re:IRS scams:A taxi driver saved an elderly woman from being... by onceUponADime on Monday February 17, 2020 @12:51PM (#22349254)

Ah, question, would a veto by people you named reliable on any large scale move, after your decision has been proofen impaired once, be a acceptable solution for society?

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Re:IRS scams:A taxi driver saved an elderly woman from being... by alehul on Monday February 17, 2020 @01:16PM (#22349402)

From an American perspective, my first thought would be "how could this power, vested in the state, be abused by an authoritarian government?"

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Re:IRS scams:A taxi driver saved an elderly woman from being... by onceUponADime on Monday February 17, 2020 @01:42PM (#22349565)

Why vested into the state? Its three of your fellow citizens? You choose?

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Re:IRS scams:A taxi driver saved an elderly woman from being... by alehul on Monday February 17, 2020 @05:45PM (#22351639)

> after your decision has been proofen impaired once

Who decides that your decision has been proven impaired, and how?

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Re:IRS scams:A taxi driver saved an elderly woman from being... by heartbeats on Monday February 17, 2020 @03:38PM (#22350502)

I'm not posting this to be a pedant, but I had a bit of trouble understanding it.

>Ah, so a question: if your decision-making abilities have been shown to be impaired once, would giving veto powers on any large-scale decision to people you have previously appointed, be an acceptable solution for society?

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Re:IRS scams:A taxi driver saved an elderly woman from being... by saddestcatever on Monday February 17, 2020 @03:30PM (#22350444)

...like a personal board of directors.

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