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A comment on Bitcoin could trigger financial meltdown, warns Bank of England. Parent comment
Yea, the history of the world is full of populations just accepting their governments new policies to screw them over..
There are never any consequences to that, the people just shrug and say them the breaks and go about their day
<<sarcasm>>
Which is why it is much better to achieve the same goal via inflation, where after a couple of decade a 100$ T-bill isn't worth a cheeseburger.
Yea, the history of the world is full of populations just accepting their governments new policies to screw them over..
There are never any consequences to that, the people just shrug and say them the breaks and go about their day
<<sarcasm>>