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Why would I use a service that charges 10%: http://flattr.com/support/faq

This rate is way over nearly every service out there, including Paypal.

Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi claims to be a socialist on the page here: http://flattr.com/team . I guess the outrageous fee that they charge shouldn't come as a surprise...this is what socialist governments do.

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Flattr is still a very new concept. Once they have more users I am sure it would be possible to lower the percentage. I wouldn't mind throwing in some extra money to cover the 10%, because this has the potential to change how content on the Internet gets paid for.

What I find annoying is that it's the incoming money that is taxed : if you give this money again it get taxed again, so this is actually 10%+9%+8.1% etc... It would be cleaner if the tax apply to withdrawed money or injected money or anything else not cumulative. Disclaimer : that's not my observation, I read it, but this is something that really kill the idea for me

I only spoke the truth (with proof) and I was downvoted. The truth hurts sometimes...most people just can't handle it.

Silencing your opposition won't make it go away.

Probably the inflammatory injection of political ad hominem, and the implication that HN should be regarded as adversarial. Complaints about karma are also never well received.

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