1996-07-31 - Re: Taxes in the digicash world

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From: nv89-pla@nada.kth.se
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-07-31 21:48:34 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 05:48:34 +0800

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From: nv89-pla@nada.kth.se
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 05:48:34 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Taxes in the digicash world
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Jim Bell wrote:
> If, for every $1 somebody paid in taxes, he instead (or, in addition to) 
> paid 10 cents to a fund to eliminate the tax collectors, at the end of that 
> year he wouldn't be paying any taxes anymore.  That's why AP will work so well.
> 
> 
> Jim Bell
> jimbell@pacifier.com
> 

Isn't getting rid of the tax collectors a public good? If I pay money 
to this fund, everyone will benefit (assuming getting rid of the tax 
collectors is good). 


-Peter





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