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That's my biggest issue with this state of affairs. I am not a libertarian preaching unrestricted Laissez-Faire. But I do think that having your access to a payment system blocked should only happen as a result of a legal procedure with ample defense rights and based on laws voted by a parliament.

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Having any access to paying for the necessities of life should NEVER be in the hands of a system that can be corrupted.

Every system can be corrupted. Feels like Americans are so afraid of the slippery slope at every turn, instead of accepting it is there always and the onus is on the people to manage them correctly and participate in the policy decision making that does that.

That's like complaining that Americans are so afraid of house fires that they strive to build their houses from flame-retardant materials and avoid the use of open flame, instead of accepting that house fires just happen and the onus is on the fire department to come by and put them out.

No it’s not. I’m saying Americans are afraid of slippery slopes and it’s leaving them paralyzed to affect any change, instead of accepting that the world is messy and the role of governing is to navigate this. In your analogy it would be like they are afraid to build any houses because a house fire could destroy it.

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