Gosh I HATE thos blogs where you can't comment without registering to some crappy website.


http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/2011/04/if-you-dont-trust-the-dollar-you-have-lots-of-good-options-besides-bitcoin/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+matthewyglesias+%28Matthew+Yglesias%29



Anyone can tell this guy that bitcoinbugs don't trust ANY national currencies, not just USD?

1. You still have to pay capital gains taxes.  A short-term capital gain regardless of how long you hold it.

2.  All the currencies he mentions have inflated too.

Canadian dollars  >1000% since 1971
Australian dollars >1000% since 1971
Euros >100% since 1998
Mexican Pesos - no data but sure it is up
Swiss Francs  >300% since 1971
British Pounds > 600% since 1971
Swedish Krona - no data but like all governments it is up

But you get the point, government uses currency inflation as a means to tax since it is hidden and there is generally about a 4 year lag before the price inflation hits. 

The best stimulus you can give your country is a deflation rebate, balanced budgets and surpluses.