• Archangel1313@lemmy.ca
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    15 hours ago

    Do this…but with legitimate government oversight. There are literally already branches of the Federal government that do this, or could be further empowered to do more.

    All this is, is another way from Trump to funnel taxpayer money to his donors.

    • testfactor@lemmy.world
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      41 minutes ago

      Did you read the order? It seems to have legitimate government oversight.

      It’s administered by the DHS/FBI, and targets are determined by them. Work is done via their direction and oversight, and only by companies that have been vetted to be able to do the work responsibly.

      That seems like literally exactly what you’re asking for. So what’s the issue?

      I don’t like this administration either, but that doesn’t mean I have to be instantly morally against literally everything they do. There are in fact issues that are still bipartisan, and dealing with elder scammers is one of them. This is just a good idea.