Thus spake Thoth:
Perhaps my apparent frustration is caused by the fact that I've become convinced that crypto-anarchy will not come to pass (I posted a lenghtly scenario earlier of that I think the future will be like).
Grey and black capitalism is already a major component of international cash flows. Once adequate user friendly software is available, the internet will accellerate this already existing trend. A fifty percent taxation rate (income plus sales plus this and that) maximizes the states return in the short run, but is unsustainable in the long run. Crypto anarchy is merely the application of modern tools to assist covert capitalism. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- We have the right to defend ourselves and our property, because of the kind of animals that we James A. Donald are. True law derives from this right, not from the arbitrary power of the omnipotent state. jamesd@netcom.com