how would it fix the national debt? the article doesn't really say.
Just as it will eradicate poverty in Africa, cure cancer and bring Elvis back.
I think it's about time cheezcarls stops with these clickbait links and joins the fate of coinidol, 20 stupid topics in the last week and I'm just drinking my coffee and he has already opened 3 just this morning.
US citizens will probably start using Canadian dollars or Mexican pesos if and when the USD becomes worthless.
If the $ crashes, Mexicans will use Venezuelan Bolivars
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When the government starts legalizing bitcoin and its transactions for legal payments, the government will easily implement tax rules. I think tax is not a new idea for cryptocurrency, especially bitcoin.
The tax will most likely help the government pay its debts.
So your marvelous idea is about taxing transactions to raise money....and, of course, this need be done with bitcoin as it is impossible right now to do it with fiat! Just as it's almost impossible for me not to post some sarcastic replies early in the morning!
Bitcoin won't save the US from the growing debt.
Nor will gold, litecoin or onecoin.
To stop the debt you need to spend less than what you earn, simple as that. And the model is there in plain view, Germany, the only economic superpower which is posting budged surplus after surplus and has brought down its debt from 82% of GDP in 2010 to 63% right now.