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[โ€“] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

A centralized platform providing infrastructure could be financed using a tax on every internet subscription.

That's actually not a bad idea, but who would hold that money? Elon and Ron DeSantis showed that anyone can just waltz into a government office and steal all their money.