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> I also couldn't wrap my head around why they didn't just pay whatever they thought it was worth and let me cover the rest.

Because nothing is forcing them to do so. If you don’t like it, what are you going to do about it? Shoot their CEO or something? They have all the leverage.

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I resent that the Pentagon decides who the bad guys are and that the population large accepts what it’s told.

Was this a non sequitor? Not entirely sure how it’s related to my comment

Not OP, but I think the logic thread goes something like: Through taxes, we pay the government to exercise various protective functions, such as equipping the law enforcement and the military to identify and respond to existential threats. However, they completely miss or ignore bad behavior on the part of some domestic actors, such as healthcare profiteers.

Sorry. I was commenting from my phone and didn’t check to see if my post appeared properly. Overall correct on the logic.

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