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Re:Bank of England to explore a potential Central Bank Digit... by KaiserPro on Monday April 19, 2021 @07:14AM (#26861376)
> To often people speak of their government as completely abstract separated entity they can only submit to.

it is a compromise. I don't want to live in anarchy (sorry, a libertarian world) because like extreme communism it has inherent flaws. Thus I submit to being ruled by the UK government, and actively vote in elections. However as its a compromise, no present party with a chance of winning power reflects my views, thus compromise.

However to your main point. Anonymous easy payments are a vector for corruption, crime and general bad stuff. Sure there are good usecases for it, but mostly it'll be used to avoid tax.

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Re:Bank of England to explore a potential Central Bank Digit... by jokethrowaway on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @10:35AM (#26875228)
I share your feelings on government but, after reading The Machinery of Freedom, I believe anarchy is worth a shot.

I wonder if you would reconsider anarchy if there was a private system of entities providing government-like services and compete with each other.

http://daviddfriedman.com/The_Machinery_of_Freedom_.pdf

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