A Quick Reminder Why Bitcoin Was Invented in the First Place

Re:A Quick Reminder Why Bitcoin Was Invented in the First Place by rtpg on Saturday September 16, 2017 @09:45PM (#15267807)

and funding all those road-building, social security, university research, school funding, post-disaster management, public transportation, space programs, etc.

I highly doubt the logic of the gov't is "oh let's get more fiat money so that we can start more wars". The wars are probably first in the causality chain, if anything.

Governments have started pointless, costly wars long before they could print unbacked money

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Re:A Quick Reminder Why Bitcoin Was Invented in the First Place by thomastjeffery on Sunday September 17, 2017 @01:04AM (#15268313)

Government isn't a singular entity, so it's meaningless to point out that "war" is not it's singular priority. Government as a whole inherently has mixed priorities, because it is a collection of individuals, each with his/her own unique priorities.

It is, however, reasonable to consider the United States' $600 billion per year spending on "defense" as evidence that fighting wars is a major priority.

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