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by R0b0t1 1618 days ago
This doesn't really assuage his concern. The government is still dictating what you do with items.

CBP is one of the worst infringers upon personal rights, I wouldn't defend them.
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dragonwriter 1618 days ago
> The government is still dictating what you do with items.

Well, no, they are dictating what taxes you owe based on intent, and using consistent patterns of behavior as evidence of ongoing intent.

This isn't Ford changing their mind about the purpose of the vehicle after importing them.

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babypuncher 1618 days ago
They aren't telling you what you can do with your items. They are telling you what taxes you owe based on the intended function of said item.
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R0b0t1 1618 days ago
The power to tax is the power to destroy. The same overzealous power they have to tell me what my usage intent was also allows them to totally ban items that aren't actually banned.
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