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Topic: Former US Pres. Candidate is Worried about Govt. Surveillance of Bitcoin Users (Read 154 times)

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“If the people want [bitcoin] and want to use it, the government should stay out of it,”- Two-time Republican candidate for President of the United States, and former congressman from Texas, Dr. Ron Paul, MD

https://news.bitcoin.com/former-us-presidential-candidate-ron-paul-government-should-stay-out-of-bitcoin/?utm_source=OneSignal%20Push&utm_medium=notification&utm_campaign=Push%20Notifications

I'm not sure if its a part of politics. Though, the way I see it, the IRS of US government wants the list of users from Coinbase to monitor possible tax evasion. This will be completely violation of anonymity of Bitcoin transactions. That is why the former presidents is concerned about this.
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