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Re:Banned math book by mdavis6890 on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @12:56PM (#23977861)
It's hard to tell the difference between a bribe and extortion.

"I'll give you $1M if you extend the copyright timeline."

"If you don't give me $1M I'll let your copyright expire."

Does anybody else believe that congresspeople should be paid $10M/yr, indexed to inflation? This would be a drop in the federal budget, but would do a lot I think to curb both bribery and extortion.

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Re:Banned math book by dependenttypes on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @01:47PM (#23978578)
> but would do a lot I think to curb both bribery and extortion

I disagree. If anything it will push them for more bribery and extortion. Wealth seeks wealth and there is never enough wealth.

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