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From: stanton@lurch.stanford.edu (Scott Stanton)
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Subject: Re: Idea for VERY IMPORTANT legislation
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Date: 13 Jun 91 18:33:38 GMT
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In-Reply-To: zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM's message of 11 Jun 91 18:48:20 GMT

In article <1991Jun11.184820.21733@ddsw1.MCS.COM> zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Sameer Parekh) writes:

           A law would exist which would make it illegal for the government or
   anyone else to track the movements of a person by where they are buying
   products, using the nationwide-electronic-currency system.  (Right now we
   can say, using CCs and ATMs.)  This will help stop the trend toward a
   big-brother type government in the US.


Hoo boy!  The IRS would have a *fit* if this were enacted.  How else
could they red flag "big money" transfers?  (I think a $3000 transfer
sends up a little red flag these days...used to be $10,000, but they
quietly lowered it a while back.)

I can hear the screams now...  ;->

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--Scott Stanton     (stanton@cs.stanford.edu)   
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