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Re:U.S. Treasury calls for stricter cryptocurrency complianc... by drummer on Thursday May 20, 2021 @04:56PM (#27227123)
Ah yes, the government mafia wants a bigger cut. A reminder: taxation is theft and slavery. The Crypto movement was created by people who recognize that.
Re:U.S. Treasury calls for stricter cryptocurrency complianc... by archagon on Thursday May 20, 2021 @05:04PM (#27227229)
If you really think that, then go live on an island somewhere and stop using our roads and other amenities, please.
Re:U.S. Treasury calls for stricter cryptocurrency complianc... by ostrophonics on Thursday May 20, 2021 @08:29PM (#27229162)
the guys who built the road were taxed on their wages and they should be mad as hell about that, too.
Re:U.S. Treasury calls for stricter cryptocurrency complianc... by dred_prte_rbrts on Thursday May 20, 2021 @07:38PM (#27228825)
A response completely bereft of any logical argument about why taxation is "theft and slavery". Do you have any arguments that would support this assertion?
Re:U.S. Treasury calls for stricter cryptocurrency complianc... by xkcd-sucks on Thursday May 20, 2021 @11:03PM (#27230035)
I don't want to support foreign wars. I don't want to support foreign aid to countries that use it to conduct wars. I don't want to support incarceration. Yet, if I don't (e.g. pay taxes), I will be imprisoned, shot, etc.
Re:U.S. Treasury calls for stricter cryptocurrency complianc... by macawfish on Thursday May 20, 2021 @11:32PM (#27230167)
Came here for this. It's sick to see how much energy and effort gets wasted on war and violence
Re:U.S. Treasury calls for stricter cryptocurrency complianc... by ostrophonics on Thursday May 20, 2021 @08:28PM (#27229155)
it's a comment on a web forum, he doesn't have to reiterate the entire history of heterodox economics for you to be convinced its a defensible position. and anyway, it's quite besides the point since the economic argumentation is secondary to the observation that cypherpunks were an anti-taxation and anti-government - basically anarchist - subculture out of which crypto emerged.
Re:U.S. Treasury calls for stricter cryptocurrency complianc... by drummer on Friday May 21, 2021 @03:09PM (#27238544)
Check out the book "The most dangerous superstition" by Larken Rose. You should be able to find a PDF version online for free.