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		munk-a on April 8, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums I assume that's precisely what the parent comment meant, that the appearance of force was enough to keep people in line - it's only when America flexes their muscles that things move into the grey area.

_fq4v on April 8, 2019 [–]

The appearance of force costs money. If appearances were free, then hollywood wouldn't need so much money to make movies.

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