19 Nov
2001
19 Nov
'01
8:41 a.m.
-- On 18 Nov 2001, at 14:17, Neil Johnson wrote:
It would seem to me that digital cash would be better off not being tied either of these trust systems, but somehow develop it's own.
James A. Donald:
That is a really dumb idea.
It took governments a generation and the vigorous and frequent application of bayonets and batons to render their money independent of precious metals.
Anonymous:
but why did governments engage in the vigorous and frequent application of bayonets and batons to render their money independent of precious metals?
Because they could. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG e14ZjXqdjvPhGbY7gUaOBA42wTiDnGWfnEJ2q84q 4dPLVHJB12eAfQgOC1preE0ABpS1HIjeAfHn/qQN8