How Tax Protesters Set Off the Bitcoin Revolution
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The Tax Landscape in the United States
About 83 % of americans pay their taxes voluntarily and on time, according to the i r s. Only 62% of italians comply with personal income tax laws voluntarily. Alesandro zentner, an economist who studies taxation at the university of texas at dallas, offers an explanation that's both sensible and shocking. Despite decades of growing distrust, Americans still have much higher than average faith in the honesty of government. Crypto currency, for better or worse, is inextricably and forever bound with tax resistance.
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