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chrischen08/01/20254 repliesview on HN

Why not have one organization that collects $1 from everyone to fight on behalf?


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cookiengineer08/01/2025

Check out the Chaos Computer Club. They're actively fighting this.

https://www.ccc.de

somebodythere08/01/2025

Roughly, this is the Electronic Frontier Foundation (and comparable lobbying orgs in other countries.) However, an org like this doesn't have much power to compel individuals to give them $1.

rekenaut08/01/2025

Because whether the government gets it or this collective organization gets it, you’re still out a $1. Besides, very few people will actually care enough about $1 to partake in literally any amount of effort to regain it.

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andyferris08/01/2025

Should we call the organization “government” and the fee “tax”? </s>

It’s not a bad idea but it’s funny we need a funded people’s organisation to represent us to the democratic government!

I wonder if we need direct voting rights (for legislation etc) - now that we live in the internet age it may be feasible. Not sure how else to have the many overwhelming the few.

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