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I don’t think people who are fleeing CA are in the 13% tax bracket. Federal + state tax is around 40% for most engineers I know.

Bitcoins have been confiscated by many governments. A quick Google search reveals many instances of that.

Perhaps one the main reasons is that a large number of people use multiple devices or even multiple browsers on the same device. Not sure how SSL client certificate authentication accommodates that.

This proposal is clear and thoughtful, I like it. However, I didn’t see an explanation of how this would help addressing abuse (or other illegal activity) directed at third parties - someone who is not participating in a particular group. E.g. a group that shares child pornography. It is obvious that the members themselves would not report it. Likewise, relying on reputation does not make sense - in fact, their reputation could be inflated by the satisfied members.

This assessment sounds correct. The silver lining here is that engineers will pay more attention to algorithm biases in the future.

I, of course, don’t have all the context of your wife’s situation. However, it seems like she could register a company that provides writing services - and, therefore, be unaffected by this law? If a person is actually engaged in a business independently, they won’t have to change their status. Lyft and Uber drivers don’t own independent businesses.

“The person is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, or business of the same nature as that involved in the work performed.”

You can already do that right now. You can already file a lawsuit for a stupendous amounts because the cop looked at you the wrong way. Would the cop get prosecuted? No. Losing qualified immunity doesn't mean that cops will automatically be at fault for anything you desire. The laws would still exist.

From my (limited) understanding of the role of police unions in cases like that, they basically threaten local governments and demand no prosecution for their members. They hold the keys to more public oversight and accountability.

That is a very unusual speculation. Do lower paid people have less compassion? Do high school teachers have worse understanding and appreciation of ethics and morality than bankers?

You seem to equate high salary with compassion. What is this notion based on?

Help with what? Keep cops in shape? Absolutely. Make cops more compassionate? Possibly not (not sure). Would it help to hold criminal cops accountable? No relation to military training.

Yes, that's how responsibility works. Doesn't mean that cops will be sentenced and go to jail for every person they tased, just means they won't be immune by default.