[P2P-F] Freicoin - Bitcoin with Demurage (Kevin Flanagan)

Thu Jun 28 20:04:14 CEST 2012

*I wholeheartedly agree with you Richard.

*
2012/6/28 Poor Richard <poor.ricardo at gmail.com>

> What do I not understand about demurage--how is not equivalent to a flat
> tax except that it doesn't go to the public treasury where it might do some
> good? Doesn't it discourage workers from saving at the same time it
> discourages the rich from hoarding? Doesn't inflation already cause US
> dollars to gradually evaporate? I don't see how demurage helps redistribute
> wealth downward like a progressive tax does.
>
> I don't get it.
>
> Richard
>
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>> Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:58:32 +0900
>> From: Kevin Flanagan <kev.flanagan at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [P2P-F] Blog Post - Freicoin - Bitcoin with Demurage
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>> Hi,
>>
>> Check this out Freicoin - Bitcoin with Demurage
>> http://www.indiegogo.com/freicoin
>>
>> I wrote a blog post on this dated for the 4th but I'm having problems
>> uploading an image to wordpress. Any idea whats up??
>>
>> Kevin
>>
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