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by wpietri 3517 days ago
> But your individual case isn't going to affect their behavior.

It isn't going to affect them much. But as anybody who runs a business knows, the difference between loss and profit generally hinges on a number of sensitive factors. Note, for example, that drug dealing pays so poorly that many drug dealers live with their moms:

http://articles.latimes.com/2005/apr/24/opinion/oe-dubner24

Refusing to pay on your own doesn't help other people much, but it still helps.