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Re:What Happens to Stocks and Cryptocurrencies When the Fed ... by koonsolo on Monday May 10, 2021 @01:46AM (#27103093)
You forgot the other half of taxes: the spending part. So to be complete: governments collect and spend taxes.

When contractors demand to get paid in crypto, or offer a discount, governments will move towards crypto just like any other party in the system.

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Re:What Happens to Stocks and Cryptocurrencies When the Fed ... by nradov on Monday May 10, 2021 @08:30AM (#27105242)
Government contractors have no power to make such demands.
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Re:What Happens to Stocks and Cryptocurrencies When the Fed ... by koonsolo on Monday May 10, 2021 @10:39AM (#27106442)
Seems like they already want to: Miami Pushes Crypto With Proposal to Pay Workers in Bitcoin

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-11/miami-may...

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