Ah hell, that predicate applies to every congressperson anybody here has voted for.

Let's not pretend like we as a nation suddenly give a shit about integrity, capability, or neutrality.

Let's not pretend like every president and congressperson has the same track record for corruption and hypocrisy. I don't need to "suddenly give a shit about integrity, capability, or neutrality" to wonder why a particular president lets a billionare give unhired people access to treasury data, lie about "read-only access", redirect earmarked contracts to the billionaire's companies, and pretend that Elon Musk does not have anything to do with DOGE or firing decisions, or to question why certain legislators are telling citizens that "nobody should bellyache" about the unconstitutional actions committed by DOGE and Elon Musk with Trump's permission.

The terminals can be provided free, then you pay for service.

It's not unusual for providers to own the CPE.