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I wasn't thinking of that, though OSCard used it in the later books of the Enderverse.  I was thinking more of politicians determined to gut this or another piece of law or public policy, or perhaps their political opponents.

Though if you are in Satan's Mills, the commandment would be Thou Shalt Not Chill.

Batshit is sane and rational compared to the US tax code.

Some Golden-age writer, perhaps Futrelle, gave us a murder in which the corpse was deep-frozen in liquid CO2 and pulverized in that state.  What was left could easily be washed down the sewers, and with no DNA testing available, there was no proof he'd ever been there.

I do care what happens to the Eurocrats ... and to whom they happen.  People whose consciences are happy with them in such jobs are capable of great harm.  I do believe they should have a chance at personal redemption, perhaps as day laborers, or as small businessmen under their own laws, or as waitstaff in a place where they must survive on tips--and thus on earned goodwill.

The modern Royals have had power taken from them, to the point where they lack any Practical Wisdom in its use (the current Monarch being the best of them by far).  The Eurocrats were given more and more power over others, and never called to task for the costs they inflicted on others.

I said it on the other thread:
The EU has fundamental problems in a currency union that is effectively run by the least responsible states and a system of laws growing at the behest of the most prolific bureaucrats.  If they fix those problems, they still have their self-defense problems: what to defend, against whom, who is to do it, and who is to pay?
It's worth fixing the problems, but is it worth trying to fix them?  John Bull seems to say not.

The EU has fundamental problems in a currency union that is effectively run by the least responsible states and a system of laws growing at the behest of the most prolific bureaucrats.  If they fix those problems, they still have their self-defense problems: what to defend, against whom, who is to do it, and who is to pay?

It's worth fixing the problems, but is it worth trying to fix them?  John Bull seems to say not.

Alternate new chapters with revisions, then

Yes.

And you wonder why we want to rip up the income tax system?  I'm not sure it's a comfort, but it's ten times worse for businesses, who often have to pay tax on money they haven't received.

Ever wonder why game shows that give away merchandise always give some cash with the jackpot prizes?  It's because the IRS has to be paid, and that 'spending money for your trip!' is there so you'll be able to pay it and collect your prizes.