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Re:Shocked to find smart thermostats raised remotely by “Sma... by holoduke on Saturday June 19, 2021 @02:28AM (#27558277)
Yeah sure. Lets do the same with banks. Nobodies life changes when we withdraw 1 dollar from each person to raise 200m to fund whatever project.
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Re:Shocked to find smart thermostats raised remotely by “Sma... by admax88q on Saturday June 19, 2021 @02:31AM (#27558293)
Isn't that basically what we have taxes for?
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Re:Shocked to find smart thermostats raised remotely by “Sma... by ayende on Saturday June 19, 2021 @02:32AM (#27558296)
They did that in Argentina a couple of times. Want 1$, though

As a result, people avoid storing large sums of money on banks in Argentina

Note that all governments will do similar things. Either by raising taxes, doing mandatory bonds, etc

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