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What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 years ago by mastermind@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] dan1101@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The extra .9 cent we pay for every gallon of gas in the USA.

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[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

British royal family.

Religions that collect money from adherents.

Web 2.0 data harvesting.

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[–] Swaziboy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bank fees

[–] christophski@feddit.uk 0 points 2 years ago

I see you have no money... I'm going to have to charge you for that

[–] HonestMistake_@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago

Patents

[–] Ciano@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Shampoo

[–] wabafee@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Probably not originally a scam but something about Tax, maybe it's just me but taxes are suppose for the betterment of society. Everyone suppose to pay their fair share of tax yet it's strange that we can't even see how are taxes were used to improve society. There is no breakdown like a receipt on how our tax was used. While we file taxes we have to be meticulus or we get ourselves in trouble.

[–] dartos@reddthat.com -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Income tax

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[–] humanplayer2@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago

Working from home, but not being payed rent for the space.

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Insurance.

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Eh, no, surely not. Pool the risk and only pay for your share of the risk. Somebody takes some risk in that, because statistics don’t always pan out, even at large, so the risk taker gets a return. Literally couldn’t be further from a “scam” - it’s one of the few amazing upsides to using money instead of bartering.

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago

Sorry I should say "private insurance" specifically health-insurance.

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