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Re:US breaks up IRS phone scam operation by theandrewbailey on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @03:42PM (#17604269)
> Any idea why the US government or some other government does not create such a system?

The US government isn't in the business of running the internet or phone or micropayment systems, and it's not interested.

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Re:US breaks up IRS phone scam operation by njarboe on Thursday July 26, 2018 @12:06AM (#17614994)
Its into supplying its citizens with a useful currency. Micropayments of dollars is just usefully currency online. Seems like microdollars would be a natural monopoly, ideal for the US government to produce.
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