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Re:Accepting Bitcoin as a Small Business – 4 Years In, No Cu... by cal5k on Friday March 01, 2019 @11:11AM (#19282004)
That's just ill-informed. "If you don't accept the banking oligopoly you're clearly trying to launder money" is the kind of nonsense that tries to shut down legitimate concerns over self-determination.

Money is an essential input to freedom. If you can't make an income, pay rent, buy food, pay for transportation, etc. you are not very free. I'd also go so far as to say that the right to transact anonymously should be part and parcel to a free society.

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Re:Accepting Bitcoin as a Small Business – 4 Years In, No Cu... by delecti on Friday March 01, 2019 @01:13PM (#19283672)
You're arguing an is with an ought. People ought to be able to to transact anonymously and without any middle-men. In reality, most people are only willing to put up with the inconveniences of bitcoin because it lets them side-step the law.
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