[–] Gumbatron 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
They abhor any form of trade in which they cannot take a cut.
Here, "transparent" just means that they want to be able to see what you are buying, and from whom.:
if we had all the data in real time, knowing what people are spending
Fuck of Joseph, it's none of your fucking business!
[–] ardvarcus 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Ooooh, wouldn't it be terrible if people could do things between themselves that the government didn't know about or control? Dear me, what would we ever do.