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Pay To Have Your Phone Tapped

An anonymous reader writes "The Globe and Mail is running an interesting story over who should carry the cost of wiretapping (registration may be required): 'Canada's police chiefs propose a surcharge of about 25 cents on monthly telephone and Internet bills to cover the cost of tapping into the communications of terrorists and other criminals.'"

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  1. Progressive taxes are worse than regular ones by IAmMaxHarris · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It is wrong to punish people for being successful.

    America is still a country where absolutely anyone with a functioning mind can become wealthy if they are honest with themselves, and work hard enough. Due dilligence is important, but if this is absent, it's just another case of laziness.