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Reporting is a double-edged sword...

The authorities get their cut, but they also get cut, so to speak.

While the businessman or consumer may resent the additional paperwork and/or surveillance, consider it from the libertarian's point of view. On the surface, another piece of data or paper sounds like more power to the government, right? But that's just the point: it's another datum for Colossus, who is already overburdened. Big data just keeps getting bigger. More to keep track off, less capably, by an ever-more incompetent work force. Have you ever worked in a Federal or State government agency? Capable, motivated and competent are not adjectives you'd commonly use to describe the average employee. And don't give me that "AI" BS -- the tools are no magic solution. The same tools that can make an expert work more effectively also amplify the ineptitude of mouth-breathing government employees. As my late Dad, who did his own taxes, used to smile with glee when the IRS asked for documentation. His motto was, "If they ask for a piece of paper, GIVE it to them!"


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