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Re:Is Bitcoin the most dangerous open source project ever? by wglb on Sunday May 15, 2011 @09:56PM (#2551349)
So I have a couple of questions. First, the claim is that it cannot be taxed. Has the IRS said that exchange of Bitcoins for, say, labor, cannot be taxed?

Further, does anyone remember the Liberty Dollar? I remember a famous hacker exhorting "Don't mess with the Eagle".

Just askin.

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Re:Is Bitcoin the most dangerous open source project ever? by sgornick on Sunday May 15, 2011 @11:58PM (#2551590)
> the claim is that it cannot be taxed.

The tax laws may be difficult and expensive to enforce ... with an anonymous digital currency.

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