Nothing Illegal, But...
In which Rat names one good reason
Good time of day, humans!
Transcript:
Human: — Rats, I don’t understand this hate.
Human: — Most of the time, you’re doing nothing illegal, so why would you worry about the cameras?
Rat: — Nothing illegal, but anything we do could be subject to new taxes.
Anything that’s under constant surveillance can become “legal for a cost”. See, for example, the new pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles in the United Kingdom: the scheme as it’s adopted now is complex and clumsy, but GPS tracking is already suggested as a “convenient” alternative.
When I was a little kid dad got paid in cash. Then came the postal account. The post office kept a few cents for the work. But it was so much safer not to have to carry your wages in money on you! Then came the banks. They paid a bit of interest. Then the economy went downhill and no interest anymore. Now you have to pay a fee (and I hear that it is way higher in Europe) for the bank to 'keep' your money safe, and there is no longer any interest for the bank to play with your money - the bank keeps all the gain for itself.
First, taxes were 'used' to build amenities, to repair roads, to do 'good' work and help people - or so we are told. Now taxes fill the pockets of the rich after being stolen from the poor and middle class people. Any reason for a tax is good - I remember tax on bicycles, tax on dogs, tax on water...
Aha! Now we know the real reason for all these Flock cameras. Thanks, Rat! I can't wait for this new tax system to be adopted here in the USA.