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by jflatow 1436 days ago
The US government is not your wife no matter where you live
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>> It's like the difference between sharing your bank password with your wife vs. some dude you aren't very friendly with who has a history of wire fraud. "Treat everyone the same" is not a workable policy.

> The US government is not your wife no matter where you live

You're missing the point by taking the analogy too literally.