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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by bombcar on Saturday June 07, 2025 @07:04AM (#44208843)
If you’ve never lived outside the US you have zero idea how bad it gets. It literally is an alternate world.

The amount of daily activities in the US that just work 99.999999% of the time that would have a corruption aspect in some other countries is mind boggling.

The closest analogy I can come up with is imagine if every money transaction involved cash tipping the parties involved. And that’s just the beginning.

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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by throwaway173738 on Saturday June 07, 2025 @10:51AM (#44210040)
Like tipping the licensing agent every time you had to renew your driver’s license or get plates. Or tipping the judge for a favorable judgement.
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Re:The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech la... by coliveira on Sunday June 08, 2025 @02:22PM (#44218667)
A growing number of activities in the US require tipping, so it's getting there.
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