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As soon as they’re granted such access it will become an irreversible status quo.
``` <<>> DiG 9.9.7-P3 <<>> mozilla.org mx ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 42182 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;mozilla.org. IN MX
;; ANSWER SECTION: mozilla.org. 60 IN MX 5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com. mozilla.org. 60 IN MX 5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com. mozilla.org. 60 IN MX 10 aspmx3.googlemail.com. mozilla.org. 60 IN MX 1 aspmx.l.google.com.
;; Query time: 39 msec ;; SERVER: 172.26.38.1#53(172.26.38.1) ;; WHEN: Fri Jun 07 10:30:00 PDT 2019 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 150 ```
My wife and I had a few recent medical issues crop up and, despite having decent coverage, have had to deal with chasing down providers and third parties who consistently fail to bill even the most basic procedures properly.
I'd much rather pay more in taxes to have the knowledge we'd be safely covered without dealing with the headache of endless middlemen who add no value to the system.