Correction: $3 + 70%+ of your lifetime income via taxation. There is nothing "un-libertarian" in asking for charity. He is not forcing anyone at gunpoint to give him money.

Bigness is not a sin, however various welfare schemes such as so called "intellectual property" legislation are. Look up "Against intellectual property" by Stephan Kinsella.

Being accused of tax evasion is like being accused of not telling a burglar about valuables that he might have overlooked.

Well, many western women are married to the state these days, so...

I wonder why did they not just host the competition in Afghanistan? Surely it is a lot more liberal and "progressive" country than the backwards US, no one would have had a problem with visas or anything.

Because the mob ("government") wants "their cut."

OECD is an extortion ("tax") cartel. Anything above 0% is high. Taxation is extortion.

"You know what you call people you can't talk to? Enemies!" ~ Jordan Peterson

Bye bye CNN :)

The only fair tax is zero tax. Taxation is theft.

"to prevent building AI that may harm society" = prohibit everyone else but them from building AI.

I thought that socialist shithole banned business long ago.

North Korea is ahead big time in controlling people's finances.

The gov shills of the copyright mafia don't care, they already shut down the website. And if the hell froze and the the judge agreed with the defense, I guess the owner should sue the gov thugs for lost profits. (keep dreaming)

Sheeple will still vote for this gangster.