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10 days agoIt’s really shocking to me, from the US, that this is a compulsory fee and not a tax. It’s like they want people to hate and resent it. I guess it hurts poor people? IDK.
It’s really shocking to me, from the US, that this is a compulsory fee and not a tax. It’s like they want people to hate and resent it. I guess it hurts poor people? IDK.
People should use better sources and call out the ADL when it’s used but they’re right on this. This information predates their current madness.
The SPLC’s information is, unfortunately, nowhere near as comprehensive but they also list it. As does Wikipedia.
Anyone using “Austria 88” knows exactly what they’re doing. No way you put that together by chance.
Doing it for personal use, without profit or gain, is supposedly illegal. Doing it for profit certainly appears to be legal.