The pattern is a global problem that requires a global authority to take control. Once you can spot this pattern the scams are obvious. The pattern also holds true at the national and sub national levels. Nick Hudson agreed with this comment: > I would argue there is a third quality, one that makes the scam explicit: > > The only proposed solutions diminish quality of life. > > Real problems have many solutions, and the insistence on solutions that hurt > you is a choice by those wielding power.