How Crypto Taxes Work – Miyagi Mornings Episode-102

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This is another question from the MeWe thread stacked to the top of my MeWe Profile here ( ) if you want to ask a question for Miyagi Mornings that is the best place to do so. Here is today’s question…

If my business accepts $100 worth of BTC for a good, would I then owe x% * $100 value at time of purchase, or would I owe x% * $ value of btc at the time of paying taxes.
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Since my business is new, I can only claim as much expenses as my business brings in, and idk if that is in terms of the dollar value at the time of transaction or the value of those coins on Dec 31.
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I.e if bitcoin doubled by the end of the year and I never sold the coins that customer sent, did my revenue also double?

That may be a bit of a jumble but I think it is due to over thinking. Compliance with crypto taxes is actually easy to understand, it becomes complicated to do only when trading/selling or converting them. Even then it is not complicated to understand only logistically complex to do the accounting for.

Anker Soundcore Life P2 True Wireless Earbuds – Item of the Day

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Pricing Alert – The black color version right now while not listed as “on sale” are selling for 10 dollars less then the two other colors.  I prefer black for ear buds like this anyway (see why below).  These are a great deal at 50 bucks but at 40 bucks they are stupid cheap.

Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend.

Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is Anker Soundcore Life P2 True Wireless Earbuds.  I know I sound like a broken record but I just love Anker and there are many reasons.  Mainly they offer an amazing price to value ratio and they stand rock solid behind all they do.  Over the years I have sold easily more than 10,000 items in total from Anker.  I have heard of the occasional issue, yet I have never heard that Anker did not fix said issue, not one time.  That in 2020 is a hell of a thing.

Now on these there is a lot to love. Let’s start out with the fact that they are every bit as good and better in my view then Airpods selling for over 100 dollars at best when on sale.  I will add over Airpods I like that Anker comes in black.  Every time I see someone with white Airpods I think of a scene from “There’s Something About Mary” and I will leave it at that.

This ear phones are Bluetooth 5 and pair all the time every time.  They are IPX7 water proof, (protected against immersion in water for up to 30 minutes to a depth of 1 meter).  They last 7 hours on a charge and the charging case holds a total of 40 hours of charge before needing to plug them in again.

For out going calls they have 4 microphones and do an amazing job for clear conversation.  Yes you can listen to only one at a time as well, the first pairs and becomes a master and the second pairs to it.  What you can’t do is use one each on two separate devices.

I personally think these best compare to Standard Wired (case) Apple Airpods which sell for 128 right now but normally retail for about 160.  Given the Anker product retails for 49.99 day in day out, I think if you ever buy Airpods over them, you hate money.  Right now though the black ones are on sale for 39.99 and at that price I’d call them stupid cheap.

While I don’t own this second option I am going to give you today, I am still happy to recommend it, given Anker’s record.  Bluntly I would not hesitate to buy them if they fit my needs.  They are the Anker Soundcore Liberty Neo Earbuds.  These retail for same sale price of the Soundcore Life P2s and are considered the next level down in the line.  They also only give 5 hours per charge and 20 hours per case charge.  Lastly they have 2 vs. 4 microphone for phone calls.  So why consider them?  Well simply that some people prefer the more compact design.

So whether you get the Anker Soundcore Life P2s (again at a stupid cheap sale price) or the Anker Soundcore Liberty Neo because you want a more compact design, rest assured both are amazing values from a brand you know you can trust.  I think it goes without saying both make amazing gift ideas as well.

Remember you can always find all of our reviews at TspAz.com

P.S. – I wanted to remind you that Anker has a ton of stuff marked down right now.  You can check on all of it here.  You may have to weed though some “sponsored results” but if it says Anker and fits your needs, you know it will exceed your expectations.

 

Episode-2872- The Big Lie – Just Follow the Rules

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This episode in a way springs off the topic of today’s Miyagi Morning’s video which was about getting past fear.  As I was doing that video it occurred to me how many times I have talked about today’s subject in pieces and parts.  So many people really think if they just “follow the rules” it is the safest and most reliable course of action.

Yet here is a fact I have observed in my life.  The happiest and most successful people in life that I know have tended to be those that “broke the rules” and I have to say I am chief among them.  Everything I did in my life involved breaking the rules.  Some that were “real rules”, in other words there was some punishment if you got caught doing it.  But most were what I call phantom rules.

What is a phantom rule?  A rule with no teeth of enforcement.  Here is an example, many people speed all th time, this is breaking a real rule. If you get caught you get a fine, worse if you do it at the wrong time you can get killed or even kill someone else.  You can be crippled or cripple someone else.  Yet people speed all the time, I bet you have done so many times in you life.

This “rule” has two enforcement mechanisms, one is basic reality.  There is a speed to fast for just about any condition that can result in injury or worse.  The second rule is one of “law of man” there is actually a “written law” and mechanism of enforcement (fines).  Most things we see as “rules” in society today though do not have the second mechanism of enforcement.  While there are consequences good and bad of breaking them, no one is going to fine you or arrest you for “breaking them”.

Sadly unlike speeding most people follow them blindly.  Most of us do a risk/reward calculation with speeding.  If I do 10MPH in good conditions on the highway I likely won’t bet pulled over, if I do I will get a ticket and pay the fine.  We enjoy speed and so we drive a bit faster but stay inside our range for the situation.  Today I am going to talk about how many rules we obey with no need of doing so and what happens where we start looking at them this same way.

How do I break this rule and benefit from doing so?  Along with how do I mitigate the risk (if one even exists) in breaking this rule?  And finally, what is the risk of following this rule when it should be broken?

Trust me the people who control society fear this type of thinking above just about anything else in society.  A people who ask these questions are difficult if not impossible to control.  It is precisely whey they have criminalized so many “victimless crimes”.  And when they can’t criminalize a thing with law, they so so via perceived authority.

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Getting Past Fear and What You Should Really Fear – Miyagi Mornings Episode-101

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Today’s episode was created by this question by WhiteMonsterSlav on MeWe….

A question from my wife for miyagi mornings:
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How do I push past the fear of failing at an unconventional lifestyle that I feel unprepared for (I.e. homeschooling my kids, having a career that doesn’t rely on established norms)?

As you will see today, most of what people fear is far less risky and dangerous to their long term happiness than the very things they embrace as being “safe”.

Episode-164- TSP Rewind – John Pugliano and Jack Spirko on The Richest Man in Babylon

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Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-2273- John Pugliano and Jack Spirko on The Richest Man in Babylon and was originally published on August 16th, 2018.

The following are the original show notes from that episode…

I reached out to expert council member John Pugliano about doing this episode with me. I feel the biggest weakness in what our young people are not taught today, above all other things how to handle, earn, manage and invest money. While not the end all be all, I find The Richest Man in Babylon to be one of the best foundations on how to think about money ever written. John and I break this classic down today using the following outline of some of the main concepts presented in the book.

There are also some surprises in today’s show, a phone call from Patrick Roehrman, the arrival of Nick Ferguson and more. John and I did this recording at my kitchen table while he was visiting for the 10 Year Anniversary Party. Lots of other TSP folks were on the way in, so rather than edit out the disruptions we rolled with them. It makes for a fun show.

SUMMARY: Richest Man in Babylon

5 Laws of Gold (my version: money flows to where it’s treated best)

  • 1. Gold cometh gladly and in increasing quantity to any man who will put by not less than one-tenth of his earnings to create an estate for his future and that of his family.
    • a. A portion is yours to keep.
    • b. 10%….my recommendation is 20% (in modern times, taxes eat up too much real income)
    • c. SAVE before you start to think about investing.
      • i. You can’t take advantage of Opportunity unless you have resources
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  • 2. Gold laboreth diligently and contentedly for the wise owner who finds for it profitable employment, multiplying even as the flocks of the field.
    • a. Money likes to “work” and doesn’t complain about being a “slave”….it works without compensation.
    • b. Money has no mind…YOU must find it profitable employment.
    • c. Magic of compounding interest…money multiplies.
      • i. Law of 72
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  • 3. Gold clingeth to the protection of the cautious owner who invests it under the advice of men wise in its handling.
    • a. Emphasize “protection” & “cautious”.
    • b. Be patient and disciplined….it takes TIME.
    • c. Invest vs Speculate (4th part of my book)
    • d. Seek out wise men…mentors. (take an old guy to lunch)
      • i. Knowledge in a specific field.
      • ii. Ignore ideology or imperfections…avoid Hero Worship
        • e. If times get tough or even if they don’t.
          • i. Plan for prosperity and failure…within your sphere of influence & control.
          • ii. If you have dependents buy term life insurance.
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  • 4. Gold slippeth away from the man who invests it in businesses or purposes with which he is not familiar or which are not approved by those skilled in its keep.
    • a. You have to fix Stupid before you can fix Broke.
    • b. Don’t take advice from Stupid or Broke people.
      • i. Advanced advice: avoid these people all together.
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  • 5. Gold flees the man who would force it to impossible earnings or who followeth the alluring advice of tricksters and schemers or who trusts it to his own inexperience and romantic desires in investment.
    • a. Reality: lots of people are trying to screw you.
    • b. You’re NOT that smart.
    • c. Diversify because you’re going to have LOTS of failures.

Work – The Generator of Weath

  • 1. Wealth comes from work.
  • 2. First learn to work, then learn to have others work for you.
    • a. Start with what you know, where you are.
    • b. Story of Baker looking to buy a slave.
      • i. You can buy your own freedom.
      • ii. Work to acquire experience.
  • 3. Money is your ultimate slave.
    • a. The Boss/Owner has money, the Employee is broke.

Debt – The Enslaver of the Fool

1. Magic of Compounding Interest working against you.
2. Debt is SLAVERY…period.


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Episode-163- TSP Rewind – Resist Domestication and Become a Feral Human

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Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-2704- Resist Domestication and Become a Feral Human and was originally published on August 4th, 2020.

The following are the original show notes from that episode…

I personally feel my father only gave me a few pieces of real wisdom. My childhood was not exactly the best be he did what he could and the wisdom he did give to me has stood the test of time. Much of it sounded crazy when he said it, today I see how wise it was.

When I was young, way to young to really understand he told me something as follows…

The people that run this country have one primary thing they want to do, fully domesticate the man. They want us to be like dogs or worse cattle. They want us to respond to a bell for dinner. They want you to shut up, sit down and put your paper on the left and your pencil on the right. They want you to obey. People don’t naturally do this. People resist this. We are animals and they act like that is bad.
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Is a dog “bad”, is a lion “bad” when it kills to feed its cubs. If a bass “bad” when it eats a minnow or a frog or is it just being a bass. And if you go try to put a rope on a a buffalo’s neck and lead him where you want him what will he do? He will stomp your guts out. Does that make him “bad”. I mean he leaves you alone, he eats grass, he takes a crap and makes more buffalo. He only stomps you if you try to take him away or hurt him or his herd, right.
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So what do we do when we want a buffalo we can move around, control, milk, kill for meat when we want to or breed when we want to for more meat and milk. We turn the buffalo into a stupid domesticated cow. A cow that lets us do anything we want to to it. One so stupid it eats, drinks and breeds when we tell it to, how we tell it to, the way we tell it to. We call this domestication. And that is their goal for us, fully domesticated humans.

Yea it sounds crazy and may be telling a 9 year old this is crazy but I was not the average 9 year old. Even then I sort of understood this. Today I fully understand this, I am also telling you that resistance to it is our only choice. Our people are so domesticated now that we don’t even need to “lock them up”, they move like a free range herd to the whims of the powers that be.

So what is the solution. Full rewilding is not really doable any more. Not everything in society is bad and most of us don’t want to live like Tarzan. Not to mention almost no where is left where you can do that anyway. So the solution is learn from our brother the pig. Thousands of years of domestication and the pig still goes feral as soon as it gets a chance. Today we discuss being a feral human, what that means, what it looks like, how it helps you and why you should inoculate your kids against domestication before the tax farmers even get a chance to do otherwise.

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Episode-162- TSP Rewind – Resistance via Adaptation During the Great Reset

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Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-2775- Resistance via Adaptation During the Great Reset and was originally published on November 17th, 2020.

The following are the original show notes from that episode…

I ended up skipping two questions yesterday due to being flat worn out and having my voice start to strain after a week of the TSP 20 workshop. Today I am going to use those two bullet points to do a stand alone episode and I think it will work better that way.

These two questions were….

  1. Could block chain solve election fraud, and do they even want the fraud solved?
  2. Can the great reset be fought, is there anyway to stop it?

 

The short answers are yes, sort of and no in that order. We will cover the voting/blockchain part swiftly. Then dig into the more important aspect of resistance via adaption. The reset is already here, it is happening right now. Some driven by government, some by technocrats and oligarchs, some simply by trends in technology, resources and economics.

Also understand will “they” get what “they” want in this is not the same as can it be stopped. What you are really asking if you are awake to all this right now should be….

What can I, my family and my communities do to live my life on my terms in the coming decade of flux?

There is no place for this “they” crap anymore folks, they whoever the fuck they are to you, are going to do what THEY are going to do. They are like a storm or weather event you look at the forecast and go on with planning your life.

Join Me Today to Discuss

  • Can blockchain allow less corrupt elections
  • Would “they” want less fraud in elections, actually yes, depending on the “they”
  • What exactly is the “great reset” and how it is not a “conspiracy theory”
    • Is it all bad, may be not, some is just happening on its own
    • Some is really and I mean really bad
    • Remember the phrase “want in one hand, shit in the other and see what fills up first”
    • Yes the US is unique in this flux, even in the weakened state many are in
  • What you can’t do
    • Vote your way out
    • Stop it from happening at all
    • Escape it 100%
  • What you can do
    • Get the hell out of the cities and urban centers and close suburbs while it is still easy
    • Get your kids out of the public education system while it is still easy
    • Develop networks of like minded people, strong community, etc.
    • Get your side hustle on
    • Get into crypto currency
    • Yes save precious metal as well
    • Develop security protocols and procedures
    • Learn to do without some things, the system may try to “starve you out”
    • Start producing food, gardens yes but meat of some sort even more so
    • It is time to end the lock downs, if only 10% will do it, it will be done
  • What I think the world looks like 10 years from now
    • Rural “neutral zones” in the US where you can be MOSTLY left alone
      • The price to buy inside one will be very, very high
      • The people in them will not trust “outsiders”
    • Energy will be heavily solar
    • Most cars will be electric
    • We will still rely a LOT on fossil fuel, mostly NG
    • Movements will be hyper tracked (especially in urban areas)
    • We will be cashless or very close right now only about 3% of M3 is in cash anyway
    • Barriers will be heavy going from fiat crypto to real crypto
    • Crypto economies will largely abandon dollar/euro pegging, some crypto likely BTC may stand as a “reserve”
    • Automation will have slaughtered conventional employment
    • College may become compulsory
    • Some state may succeed or be on the verge of succession
    • Some sort of vaccine record or something like it will your “digital passport”
    • It will look more like the Eastern US in Man in the High Castle then the movie 1984
  • The truth is I don’t know exactly what will happen but you won’t see a 1776 style revolution, certainly don’t bet on one

 

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Episode-161- TSP Rewind – The Basics of Being Prepared for Most Things – Part Two

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Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-2303- The Basics of Being Prepared for Most Things – Part Two and was originally published on October 2nd, 2018.

The following are the original show notes from that episode…

We just had one hell of a hurricane in the Carolinas and the problems there are far from over. Storm season is still upon us and there will likely be at least one more major storm impact this year.

Next up, well winter is on the way, blizzards and ice storms are soon to follow. Next thing you know it will be spring, time for mudslides, tornadoes and other “fun stuff”. Then back to summer, forest fires, more storms and it just goes on.

If you think about it we don’t have a disaster season, we have seasons with disasters that are more common during them, and even that rule gets broken. You don’t think of winter and tornadoes but in 2015 in the three days following Christmas we had the December 2015 North American storm complex. In three days we had a total of 32 tornadoes confirmed, 60 people died and hundreds of homes were destroyed.

To be blunt, shit happens! And depending on the size of the shit, you are going to be your own first responder for hours, days or at times even weeks. As I say in Spirko’s 7th Law of Life. “Preparedness for hard times, is nothing more than being a responsible adult.”

Today we continue with Part Two and focus on Logistics, Communications and Documentation. Part one can be found here.

Join Me Today to Discuss…

  • If you haven’t listed to part one, do so before listening to this episode
  • Today we focus more on planning than on stuff, though there is some stuff
  • Logistics – the detailed coordination of a complex operation
    • Who is in charge – chain of command
    • What goes, what stays
    • Plans for bugging in and out – (people often do one due to a lack of plans for the other)
    • When protocols are implemented and what they are
      • Examples
        • Increased security
        • All hands on deck
        • Time to bug out
        • Power outage (winter vs. summer)
        • Pet needs
        • Critical Sytems
      • The keys
        • Practiced protocols work
        • Reviewed protocols are not scary
    • How shit works – can you do it under stress, write it down
  • Documentation
    • Costs almost nothing, yet is priceless
    • Evacuation routes and meeting places (Rule X3)
    • Contact info
      • Friends and Family
      • Service Providers
      • Lodging
      • Banks
    • Data packs should be printed and uniform
    • Also in soft copy
    • List of items to take with you if you bug out
    • For more listen to episode 1224
  • The Bug Out Bag
    • If you can walk you can carry one, everyone gets one
    • 3 Days of relative comfort, not a 3 day vacation in Mexico
    • It must live where you are or it is useless
  • Communications
    • Cell phones are your best tool for everything
    • Use Zello – set up a family channel or possibly a group channel
    • If you are a HAM great, if not, what I say about it won’t matter
    • Back up cell phone power, vehicle charges, etc
    • FM/AM radio, with batteries and ear piece
    • TV – at home definitely, on the road may be, have an antenna
  • No these two episodes are not everything, but they will lead you to everything you need

 

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Episode-160- TSP Rewind – The Basics of Being Prepared for Most Things – Part One

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Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-2299- The Basics of Being Prepared for Most Things – Part One and was originally published on September 25, 2018.

The following are the original show notes from that episode.

We just had one hell of a hurricane in the Carolinas and the problems there are far from over. Storm season is still upon us and there will likely be at least one more major storm impact this year.

Next up, well winter is on the way, blizzards and ice storms are soon to follow. Next thing you know it will be spring, time for mudslides, tornadoes and other “fun stuff”. Then back to summer, forest fires, more storms and it just goes on.

If you think about it we don’t have a disaster season, we have seasons with disasters that are more common during them, and even that rule gets broken. You don’t think of winter and tornadoes but in 2015 in the three days following Christmas we had the December 2015 North American storm complex. In three days we had a total of 32 tornadoes confirmed, 60 people died and hundreds of homes were destroyed.

To be blunt, shit happens! And depending on the size of the shit, you are going to be your own first responder for hours, days or at times even weeks. As I say in Spirko’s 7th Law of Life. “Preparedness for hard times, is nothing more than being a responsible adult.” Today we talk about the most basic preps that every grown ass adult should put into place for themselves and their family.

Join Me Today to Discuss…

  • I think it is non preppers that are crazy, not us
  • Preparedness is the only responsible thing for adults to do
  • Disaster Probability, Impact Scale and Commonality (DPICs)
  • Your Five Survival Needs and Basic Steps
    • Food
      • Food Journal
      • Copy Canning
      • Basic Deep Pantry
      • Everyone in the House is a Cook
      • Learn to Create Storables
    • Water
      • Don’t buy bottled water, make your own
      • A filter of some sort is a good idea
      • Fill tubs in advance
      • If you have a pool don’t forget about it
      • Rain catch can be cheap to set up
    • Shelter
      • Have a bug out and bug in plan
      • Have the basic things to fix problems
      • Have a designated shelter area
      • Do fun disaster drills, not scary ones
    • Energy
      • Black Out Kit
      • Rechargeable batteries AA and AAA
      • Power Inverter 800 Watts Minimum
      • Stored Gas
      • Extension Cords and Three Way Plugs
      • Generator
      • Battery Bank
    • Health and Sanitation
      • Basic First Aid Kit
      • Prescription Meds
      • Sanitation Items
      • Waste Disposal
    • Security
      • Procedures and protocols
      • Don’t do stupid things, in stupid places with stupid people (17th Law of Life Video)
      • Yes have a means of defense and know how to use it
      • Back to Procedures and protocols
  • Why this really is the only responsible choice
  • Coming in Part Two – Logistics, Communications, Documentation, Etc.

 

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Episode-159- TSP Rewind – Libertas a Virtual Nation

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Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-1428- Libertas a Virtual Nation and was originally published on September 17, 2014.

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In Episode 1421 I discussed both the Estonian E-Citizen Program and Ecuador’s new Digital Currency and asked a simple question, could digital currencies and the concept of E-Citizenry be used to create a virtual nation.

I think this is a valuable thought experiment and I have some ideas I want to share today. The goal is to get a discussion going about what can be done, vs. what can’t be done. What might work vs. why nothing can work.

As part of this I created a forum thread to discuss a Virtual Nation’s Constitution would be like. There has been some interesting discussion and in particular some clear examples of limited thinking demonstrated in it. Part of this is my fault, for calling it a constitution. That framed it in the world of Statism vs. Nationalism. A better term would have been a Technical Specification.

What Would a Virtual Nation be Like

What Would a Virtual Nation be Like

Join Me Today As I Discuss…

  • First I don’t want to be in charge, this isn’t my thing it is a thing
  • Why we really should consider this
  • Why we would not need, presidents, senators, etc.
  • What makes a nation accepted by other nations and where VNs have an advantage
    • Land
    • Hard Force
    • Money
    • Population
    • Soft Force
    • Defensive Force
    • Defined Borders
  • What is a nation vs. what is a state
    • Nation – a large group of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent or history.
    • State – an organized community living under one government
  • How the economy might work
    • A set amount of contribution to the national reserve is established
    • A new citizen buys something like bitcoin
    • The bitcoin is exchanged for the nations currency
    • The bitcoin or other currency is held as a reserve
    • The two currencies are pegged to a fixed exchange rate
    • Citizens do business in the virtual nation with the nations currency
    • The reserve is a vault that citizens can buy currency from or convert it to an outside currency
    • The action of buying currency is what creates it
    • Yes Bitcoin already does a lot of this, sort of
  • Why do it?
    • As an example
    • As peaceful revolution and protest
    • To assert individual liberty however we can
  • Replacing roles of the state
    • Conflict resolution (courts)
    • Education
    • Security
    • Privacy
    • Leadership
    • Commerce
    • Product Quality Assurance
    • What Can You Add
  • Final Thoughts

 

Resources for today’s show…

 

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