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It's one added layer of protection.

Combine Tor with a VPN.

If your life is on the line with your content the more layers of protection the better.

Tor+VPN has various trade offs and is not good for everyone. Generally i would say most people would not benefit from it.

Why not tor over tor then?

Because apparently people are saying the gov't has control over exit nodes and are able to identify traffic with enough effort.

Adding a VPN is another system that obfuscates and is not controlled by the same entity.

"You're very clever, young man, very clever- but it's tortles all the way down!"