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Gregory Maxwell <g...@xiph.org> writes:
> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:51 PM, StealthMonger
> <stealthmon...@nym.mixmin.net> wrote:
>> Yes, Bitcoin liberates trade from "public" extortion ("taxation").
> It does no such thing.
Not true. Look at the sources:
... Bitcoin can be considered to be another variety of cash,
i.e. digital cash. ... and cash can also be used for tax evasion
purposes. [1] [2]
Bitcoin prevents inflation and helps tax evation [sic] (the system
itself is hard to regulate) [3]
> Under US law, for example, Barter in Bitcoins is just as taxable as ...
States describe their pronouncements as "law" in an effort make them
respectable.
> Many Bitcoin users I know are kind and thoughtful people and all of
> the developers I know are.
Are you suggesting that there is something unkind or thoughtless about
promoting a free market?
> Tying it back to the list topic.
Seems to be on-topic. From the liberationtech Info Page:
The Program on Liberation Technology "Liberationtech" seeks to
understand how information technology can be used to defend human
rights, improve governance, empower the poor, promote economic
development, and pursue a variety of other social goods. [4]
By these criteria, Bitcoin discussion qualifies.
> There are some interesting challenges in the context of anonymity
> systems (in particular) which I think that Bitcoin, and technologies
> from its ecosystem, can contribute to improving. Generally
> preventing denial of service from resource starvation or spam is
> frustrated when participants are anonymous.
Resource starvation? Anonymous markets have thrived throughout
history, and probably before.
[1] http://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/virtualcurrencyschemes201210en.pdf
[2] "tax evasion" is their euphemism for successful defense against
their extortion.
[3] http://shadowlife.cc/files/btcotc.pdf
[4] https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
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