From: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 11:32:30 +0800
To: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
Subject: Re: WSJ on Money Laundering
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At 4:42 pm -0400 on 6/9/97, Alan wrote:


> In fact, the article points out that just about
> any monetary transaction can be declared money laundering.  (And get
> upheld in court!)


Yeaaaah... Ain't fungibility a bitch?

Well, folks, about 30 years we sowed a crop of inumeracy in our school
system, and now it's time to reap the harvest.

Cheers,
Bob Hettinga

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