I think the author has, by accident I suppose, started the article from the wrong angle of trying to hide one's wealth from the state and the tax collector and, to a non-crypto audience, it might sound "bad". "Oh these people are the wealthy fuckers who don't want to pay taxes" etc etc.
In this era, "tax evasion" is like "terrorism" and "child porn": An excuse for totalitarian controls over our lives.
The end-goal of the Elite is to have a centralized, electronic, global currency where all of the transactions can be monitored (by them) and as an added bonus they'll be able to force compliance of the citizens by cutting them off from transacting - kind a like the sanctions on nations that are prevented from global exchanges and global trade.
Bitcoin, being decentralized, preempted their plans as it can represent the alternative of choice for all those who do not desire the global financial control through a centralized electronic currency. Darkcoin took it a step further by obfuscating the transactions, increasing the level of privacy.
In a sense, Bitcoin, Darkcoin and other anon-cryptos are the alternative to the monopoly of tomorrow of the Elite's electronic currency. They are ahead of their time and the needs that will arise once the global monetary system is reshuffled in favor of centralized electronic currencies instead of cash. We'll hear all kind of reasons on how electronic money will be better for us as there will be no tax evasion and how it will benefit the poor (lol), how it'll be "safer" against cases like terrorism funding etc etc etc. And all those evils will then be projected on btc, drk, etc etc.
I think a lot of people are missing the opportunity.
Generating wealth, whether it is $1 or $100m, usually leaves a trail. Someone, somewhere, has transferred monetary value in return for something; and that something has to be delivered as a good, an asset or as a service.
If you obfuscate the currency used to enable the wealth creation, authorities will eventually catch-up and go after the goods, assets and services to track the wealth.
Obfuscate the goods, assets and services, in addition to the currency, and you make the job that much harder for national tracking and near impossible for international tracking.
At that point it is down to the individual to disclose their transactions and tax liabilities based on the rules governing their nationality and or domicile status.
In summary:
Darkcoin + DarkCounterParty = Financial Nirvana.
