[pwinnski]

It would need to be introduced in a single large city in 2011 and spread from there with the implicit backing of the federal government.

It would not need a blockchain. There is no reason whatsoever for basing this on a blockchain.

[naringas]

But then we have to trust our government...

and governments vary in their trustworthiness

[vbezhenar]

It does not matter whether you trust the government or not. The only thing that matters is whether you can resist the government or not.