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Re:A $10k poker win changed how I think by lelanthran on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @02:44AM (#28441690)
> They should have debtor’s prison at some point. Obviously going bankrupt from medical debt should not send you to prison but running a $60 million fraud should.

Humans are creative; at that point money will be laundered through various overbilled (or even outright fabricated) medical procedures, paid for in cash.

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Re:A $10k poker win changed how I think by spoonjim on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @04:03AM (#28442214)
Just because something will be fought doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be tried.
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Re:A $10k poker win changed how I think by lelanthran on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @05:11AM (#28442627)
I did not mean to imply that it must not be tried :-/

We frequently don't catch murderers; this does not mean we should not investigate new methods of catching them.

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