“Of course, when you are talking about money, people's minds immediately go to another recently-discussed topic on the list, campaign finance reform and the related but separate institution of bribery. That is a pretty good example where transactions should not be private, but that is because it is concerning a public property - namely, political office. “
Campaign contributions could be given in cash, which is relatively easy to make anonymous. (Hide a bundle of money under a park bench.) Whether the recipient is obligated to find out who gave it, and report that is a different matter. Marcus
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