-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article <199606190339.UAA07400@mail.pacifier.com>, jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com> wrote:
But there's been a practical question of how to actively do this, economically. Issuing checks and mailing them costs money, and they're traceable, etc. The advent of digital cash suggests an answer: Make the payments in the form of digital cash, payable on the Web. This will encourage the use of digital cash, and provide a sudden infusion that will promote other uses. There's another advantage, however. Since "Netizens" are somewhat biased towards libertarianism, this will have the effect of keeping more of this money "in the family" as it were, while at the same time being open, technically, to everyone who can get on the 'net.
Well, this has been around for quite a while: http://www.SkylineMall.com/lpva/donate.html (it's the Libertarian Party of Virginia; they accept ecash and First Virtual). - Ian -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMcg0e0ZRiTErSPb1AQFuawQAgmMtM9UK9/X6Yw3mA7I0emxCTBbcetiK bG6e9U7BCGlXI/FYC7cu0Jcj0DoGM+lRlF84nzhKBsUqL1A1lKYSIEULLxNab5nc rU/jlYQ5+PalsbO0NdkIugahg1iw6bSjto3xlbWfaoP78QldzDQ+3KoR4+DSxExc K4fyQMq0zJM= =lLyl -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----