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by hx8 437 days ago
Fine companies to fund bridges.
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gruez 437 days ago
That sounds like a great slogan, but you really don't want a justice system that's has an additional mandate to collect revenue. It's basically civil forfeiture all over again
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idiotsecant 437 days ago
Isn't that...taxation? Seems alright to me!
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kevindamm 437 days ago
fines ≠ taxes
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hx8 435 days ago
The justice department does have a mandate to punish those that do not pay their taxes....
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