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Re:EU set to unveil plans for bloc-wide digital wallet for v... by ArkanExplorer on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @11:42AM (#27356253)
The extremely high taxes of Europe are themselves a form of abuse.

These digital wallets and digital currency systems will just be used to enforce taxation.

Meanwhile, where do all those taxes go? To the welfare state (ie. pensions and healthcare for baby boomers), and to maintain the bureaucracy.

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Re:EU set to unveil plans for bloc-wide digital wallet for v... by Twixes on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @07:37PM (#27362844)
Taxes are not abuse, especially not pensions or healthcare. You do realize that in all likelihood your parents benefit from both, and so will you, unless ofc you are a lot more wealthy than most citizens.
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Re:EU set to unveil plans for bloc-wide digital wallet for v... by emteycz on Monday June 07, 2021 @06:00AM (#27420779)
Nobody said that taxes are abuse.
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Re:EU set to unveil plans for bloc-wide digital wallet for v... by rorykoehler on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @01:19PM (#27358022)
Hopefully the digital wallet will be leveraged to reduce the bureaucracy. We can’t continue like this without hurting ourselves.
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