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Re:How Well Does the Money Laundering Control System Work? by nine_k on Thursday August 21, 2025 @02:13PM (#44976141)
My point that authorities already exercised enough control over normal citizens anyway. Most Americans live paycheck to paycheck, and never cared to have a bank account in Switzerland, let alone an anonymous bank account.

But the few certain Americans, and especially non-Americans, who did apparently bothered the US administration enough.

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Re:How Well Does the Money Laundering Control System Work? by kelnos on Thursday August 21, 2025 @08:30PM (#44979826)
I think you're missing the point. I honestly don't think the rich people with hidden bank accounts really bothered those in power that much. Why would they; those people are their friends, in many cases.

People in power want more power. They want more control, even over average, law-abiding people. They want to moralize and tell you what you should be buying and consuming. Power over others is the goal; it's not incidental. The random Swiss bank account holder is the pretext, not the reason.

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Re:How Well Does the Money Laundering Control System Work? by alexey-salmin on Friday August 22, 2025 @12:45AM (#44981068)
Nah, it's always the middle class that gets screwed. Poor can't be squeezed for more, rich have resources to fight back, the middle class ends up paying for everyone.
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Re:How Well Does the Money Laundering Control System Work? by Imustaskforhelp on Friday August 22, 2025 @04:28AM (#44982144)
Exactly! This is so so true that words can't explain it. The middle class gets extracted as much as they can. I think we middle class are treated as cash cows.
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