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Governments collected taxes on cash and non-fiat for millenia (and still do so), they will have no issues taxing crypto if they need to.


But at much lower rates. Taxes as a % of GDP didn't exceed 10% in the USA until WW1: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Federal%...

You can see other spikes related to other wars. Wars sure are great if you want to expand Government power and taxation over your own citizenry!


You know what is even better than wars? Government services. Like education, healthcare, roads & infra.

Also some stuff of much more dubious value, like TSA and heavily militarized police


Also if you want to build and maintain infrastructure and social services.


Given that I was born into this system with zero say in it what if I don't?


Sure, but the claim is that crypto magically allows you to avoid all taxes. It doesn't. How much the government chooses to tax you is entirely unrelated.




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