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Terr_ 15 hours ago

There's a similar phenomenon when people grouse about paying taxes for "roads I don't even use." Even if we assume zero indirect benefits, the billing infrastructure necessary to truly achieve that goal would create a creepy panopticon of constant surveillance.

This is difficult to convey to certain brands of self-styled libertarians.

tonyedgecombe an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> creepy panopticon of constant surveillance

Which we have anyway. We might as well get some benefits from it.

xigoi 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The government already knows whether you have a car. What more information would they need?