----- Original Message ----
> From: Craig Haynie <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Sent: Mon, December 27, 2010 8:34:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vo]:RE: OT: How government institutions tax citizens under a
>Virtual Currency system - (2 of 2)
>
>
> >
> > Craig, it's not clear to me what it is about the proposed Virtual
> > Currency (VC) system that you are uncomfortable with. I think it would
> > be more productive if you could give me specific details. What is it
> > that you don't like? Expressing (quite eloquently I might add) that
> > the Virtual Currency system does not appear to be "moral", that it's
> > "a-moral", does very little to get to the heart of what it is that you
> > believe might be unworkable, or perhaps detrimental to society.
>
> Can I opt out? If I didn't want to use the virtual currency, but instead
> chose to trade gold for services rendered, with other people who wanted
> to opt out, could we? If so, then I misunderstood the system, and there
> is no violence associated with it. If, on the other hand, people are not
> allowed to opt out, and instead are threatened with being put into a
> cage and with theft should they try, then that's the violence and
> threats that trouble me.
>
> > Without giving any specifics you nevertheless seem to have implied
> > that the Virtual Currency steals money through force, from one person,
> > to solve (social) problems. You have further implied that they system
> > is "simply predation." Those are strong criticisms. Could you please
> > clarify in what way the Virtual Currency system "steals" money, and
> > while we are on the subject of "stealing" exactly whom is VC stealing
> > money from?
>
> Any time you create money, you devalue all the other money in
> circulation by some degree. But this isn't an issue for me if I can opt
> out.
>
> [...]
>
> > ... Money needs to start working more directly for the welfare of all
> > individuals working within the economic system, instead of having
> > everyone desperately working for the continued health and welfare of
> > money itself.
>
> It is not possible for any type of program to improve the welfare of all
> individuals, unless those individuals freely agreed to join the program.
I was never consulted about the current "program" we have now. I was told
this real life.
Perhaps it meshes perfectly with all your values. It doesn't mesh well with all
my values.
harry
