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1997-05-01 - recypherdomicilization?

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From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
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UTC Datetime: 1997-05-01 22:05:39 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 2 May 1997 06:05:39 +0800

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From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
Date: Fri, 2 May 1997 06:05:39 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: recypherdomicilization?
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At 2:27 pm -0400 on 5/1/97, sameer wrote:
> As far as operating from Anguilla -- it would require
> renouncing my US citizenship, yes.

Hoo, boy...

Make sure you get (buy?) citizenship somewhere else first, okay, Sameer? :-).

Seriously, it would be indeed a drag to have a whole bunch of
cypherpunks-without-a-country out there, no matter what we all say about
the evils of nation-states...

Anyone out there have suggestions about a domicile of choice? Vince's old
"perputual tourist" thing comes to mind, but I'm not conviced that's really
practical.

I heard someone talking about Belize at FC97. The Seychelles have come up
around here, more than once, for those with $10million to throw around...

However, I tend to agree with Tim about this whole regulatory arbitrage
stuff. Nothing keeps the law honest like good software. :-).

Cheers,

Bob Hettinga





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