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by talldayo 780 days ago
> Government is just a stationary thug and it has no other goal except of collecting as much taxes as possible.

You were speaking the truth, right up until you got to this line. Governments are beholden to the people, you wouldn't be able to adjust taxation legislatively if taxation was an authoritarian function of the state. Don't accuse the government of being a "stationary thug" when it's the politicians you elect that vote on these issues. If you legitimately believe what you said, you've bought into a defeatist ruse.

In reality, a government's greatest plausible obligation is to protect it's people, and that's what crypto regulations do. You can be as sardonic about it as you want, but tax and sanctions evasion is a crime and crypto exchanges will be treated as aides and abettors as long as they choose to deal in crypto.

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> Governments are beholden to the people

I have not observed any example of this anywhere. I suppose you have bought into etatism ruse.