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Quote from: olubams on December 21, 2016, 10:38:13 AM

The question I would like to ask is, "How is it my civic responsibility to determine or even advise local businesses to accept Bitcoin?" I believe that should be the function of government. Aside that talking about local businesses, then it means after explaining Bitcoin to them, then I will need to also show them how to transfer to wallet and the likes but what if they now sell accepting Bitcoin and their own suppliers does not accept, then it means they have to convert to Fiat in which in the process, they might be scammed... And I will be blamed for that... Hopefully government can take the responsibility then I can give support...

Here we are "function of government", there can be many different functions of government besides the conventional ideas that governments should defend the country, the citizens, liberty and property. On of the important functions of government is to establish justice by protecting those that follow the laws, and creating peaceful environment for those people. They are not doing that, most of the countries are corrupted and they think only how to please different corporations.
If some local business start to accept bitcoins and skip paying taxes, that business will be closed very fast. Bitcoin is still without any regulations in many countries, but that doesnt mean you can just start using bitcoins in your store without any consequences.

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Quote from: olushakes on December 19, 2016, 04:15:56 PM

I will say its not in our place to encourage businesses to accept Bitcoin that is the responsibility of government because how do I begin to start answering the question concerning legality or whether government will wake up and ban the currency or even allow it? Another is the fact that no business owner will want to find himself on the other side of the law.

Governments don't want to encourage bitcoin adoption at all, in fact they are trying to discourage it by all the possible ways imaginable, they are using the media to misinform the public and make them think bitcoin is only used by drug dealers and people like that.

Yes thats really true I don't think what government are trying to do in countries that bitcoins are banned, besides there are big countries accepting it already and they earn a lot also, bitcoin has big advantages compare its disadvantages so there's no need to ban the bitcoin.

You can't expect anything from the government. Bitcoin isn't a part of the government and therefore they do not care whatever happen to it. We have to deal with it, bitcoin isn't a government property so expect them not to care about bitcoin or do a favor for it. If it does, for sure it will be to find way to impose tax in it in any way they could and start to watch over its movement in the country.

If we want to invite merchants to bitcoin world, we do it ourselves.

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Quote from: wxa7115 on December 21, 2016, 12:41:25 PM

Quote from: olushakes on December 19, 2016, 04:15:56 PM

I will say its not in our place to encourage businesses to accept Bitcoin that is the responsibility of government because how do I begin to start answering the question concerning legality or whether government will wake up and ban the currency or even allow it? Another is the fact that no business owner will want to find himself on the other side of the law.

Governments don't want to encourage bitcoin adoption at all, in fact they are trying to discourage it by all the possible ways imaginable, they are using the media to misinform the public and make them think bitcoin is only used by drug dealers and people like that.

Yes thats really true I don't think what government are trying to do in countries that bitcoins are banned, besides there are big countries accepting it already and they earn a lot also, bitcoin has big advantages compare its disadvantages so there's no need to ban the bitcoin. And here in my country I don't really think if there's already a local physical store that accepts bitcoin because its too hard to convinced this local stores owners if they are only thinking that bitcoin is used in drugs transaction.

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Quote from: wxa7115 on December 21, 2016, 12:41:25 PM

and make them think bitcoin is only used by drug dealers and people like that.

Does Your local Food Shop or Supermarket accept BTC?

This is my first time to hear that there is a shop of foods are accepting bitcoin as payment or supermarket are accepting payment with bitcoin, maybe in paris its already accepting it locally or in brazil but i really do not know what exactly shop that accepting bitcoin i heard that coffee shops are accepting bitcoin in some countries..

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Quote from: wxa7115 on December 21, 2016, 12:41:25 PM

and make them think bitcoin is only used by drug dealers and people like that.

Does Your local Food Shop or Supermarket accept BTC?

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Quote from: olushakes on December 19, 2016, 04:15:56 PM

I will say its not in our place to encourage businesses to accept Bitcoin that is the responsibility of government because how do I begin to start answering the question concerning legality or whether government will wake up and ban the currency or even allow it? Another is the fact that no business owner will want to find himself on the other side of the law.

Governments don't want to encourage bitcoin adoption at all, in fact they are trying to discourage it by all the possible ways imaginable, they are using the media to misinform the public and make them think bitcoin is only used by drug dealers and people like that.

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a free seminar explaining the importance, benefits and advantages of having a bitcoin

LOL

Business is about to have profit. No one of them need BTC.
What benefit is if no customer will spend BTC?

Exactly, someone who is running a business would probably not like to accumulate and hold bitcoins like an individual, but they will have to run their business no matter how, so all they will need are customers and profit out of what they do, they don't need a proof of having a coin is profitable.

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The question I would like to ask is, "How is it my civic responsibility to determine or even advise local businesses to accept Bitcoin?" I believe that should be the function of government. Aside that talking about local businesses, then it means after explaining Bitcoin to them, then I will need to also show them how to transfer to wallet and the likes but what if they now sell accepting Bitcoin and their own suppliers does not accept, then it means they have to convert to Fiat in which in the process, they might be scammed... And I will be blamed for that... Hopefully government can take the responsibility then I can give support...

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Quote from: michkima on December 20, 2016, 10:07:34 PM

If they see that customers use bitcoins to pay for goods or they see potential from these customers to use bitcoins as their payment method.

The petroleum and Gas is payd in US Dollars or in Euro.
For this reason there is no space for Bitcoin.

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Quote from: Seeker#9 on December 20, 2016, 07:52:36 AM

Encourage local businesses by explaining to them the benefits of using bitcoins. Businesses might not accept bitcoins unless there is some people will use bitcoins to purchase their goods or services.

The better strategy would be to convince people/customers to use bitcoins. Businesses just go with the flow of the customers. If they see that customers use bitcoins to pay for goods or they see potential from these customers to use bitcoins as their payment method. If the businesses were the ones who adopt bitcoin then they will just get tired getting people to use bitcoins.

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Quote from: Vikingr on December 20, 2016, 02:56:43 PM

now using bitcoin for her different needs of the day.

No customers with BTC?

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Quote from: Text on December 20, 2016, 05:46:33 AM

It is hard to encourage if the one you are inviting is not open-minded.

Test it to convert someone, You will see how this is a loss of time and energy.

I have tried that a few months ago and I found that it require some time to convert her to use bitcoin but it was not the waste of my time and energy as she understood that and now using bitcoin for her different needs of the day.

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Quote from: Text on December 20, 2016, 05:46:33 AM

It is hard to encourage if the one you are inviting is not open-minded.

Test it to convert someone, You will see how this is a loss of time and energy.

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Encourage local businesses by explaining to them the benefits of using bitcoins. Businesses might not accept bitcoins unless there is some people will use bitcoins to purchase their goods or services.

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It is hard to encourage if the one you are inviting is not open-minded. But we can make it easy if we really know the prospects, we should know who are targets are. Having a business with bitcoin is great because it has unique features that we can't see and use in others.

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Quote from: burner2014 on December 20, 2016, 12:42:46 AM

a free seminar explaining the importance, benefits and advantages of having a bitcoin

LOL

Business is about to have profit. No one of them need BTC.
What benefit is if no customer will spend BTC?

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Quote from: burner2014 on December 20, 2016, 12:42:46 AM

If you really want to encourage then exert more effort, like you can conduct a free seminar explaining the importance, benefits and advantages of having a bitcoin. Let them see the goodness inside the bitcoin by influencing them, have some testimony why they should try this.

Well, that's true. But it won't be easy. A merchant consider dead time outside just listening without earning is a waste of time and their loss. The easier approach to that is to come to their place and explain bitcoin slowly so they could understand what really bitcoin is. But never force them to believe you or force them to accept bitcoin, that would just make them think that you are a scammer.

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If you really want to encourage then exert more effort, like you can conduct a free seminar explaining the importance, benefits and advantages of having a bitcoin. Let them see the goodness inside the bitcoin by influencing them, have some testimony why they should try this.

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Quote from: olushakes on December 19, 2016, 04:15:56 PM

I will say its not in our place to encourage businesses to accept Bitcoin that is the responsibility of government because how do I begin to start answering the question concerning legality or whether government will wake up and ban the currency or even allow it? Another is the fact that no business owner will want to find himself on the other side of the law.

Don't always rely to the government for they have a lot of things to fix, poverty, crime and everything.

And with this simple encouragement for the bitcoin community you can simply help out those local businesses, small to medium enterprises.

The law is just there for legality you can just simply do some research about it if you think that you are violating for teaching businesses to adopt bitcoin.

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