{"id":47701543,"user":"KeplerBoy","time":1775729254,"time_ago":"7 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

Most people think that, otherwise tax filings would be public (like they are in some places iirc).","comments":[{"id":47701588,"user":"khalic","time":1775729521,"time_ago":"7 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

Most people… never a good sign when you have to bring out these two words","comments":[{"id":47701610,"user":"KeplerBoy","time":1775729625,"time_ago":"7 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

Well, that's how democracies work.","comments":[{"id":47701627,"user":"khalic","time":1775729702,"time_ago":"7 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

Oh really, there was a vote?","comments":[{"id":47701712,"user":"eru","time":1775730224,"time_ago":"7 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

You might want to look up how representative democracy works?","comments":[{"id":47702006,"user":"kristjank","time":1775732234,"time_ago":"7 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

By getting pensioners to vote for you by promising higher pensions :^)","comments":[{"id":47712371,"user":"eru","time":1775783632,"time_ago":"7 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

Partially, yes.

(We manage to mostly avoid that in Singapore.)","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":5,"url":"item?id=47712371"}],"comments_count":1,"level":4,"url":"item?id=47702006"},{"id":47701814,"user":"khalic","time":1775730859,"time_ago":"7 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

So if something is legal = it’s what most people think. Holy fallacy","comments":[{"id":47701934,"user":"eru","time":1775731663,"time_ago":"7 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

Huh? What makes you think so?

I was replying purely to 'Oh really, there was a vote?'

Most places have votes every few years. And the elected representatives can generally make and amend or keep laws. The candidates can also generally make any promises they wish to make, and if the general public wants some specific laws changed, it's often a good idea for candidates to make that a part of their platform. And if people generally don't want a law changed, candidates tend to ignore them. Basic representative democracy stuff.","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":5,"url":"item?id=47701934"}],"comments_count":1,"level":4,"url":"item?id=47701814"}],"comments_count":4,"level":3,"url":"item?id=47701712"}],"comments_count":5,"level":2,"url":"item?id=47701627"}],"comments_count":6,"level":1,"url":"item?id=47701610"}],"comments_count":7,"level":0,"url":"item?id=47701588"}],"comments_count":8,"url":"item?id=47701543"}

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