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X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:33:59 -0000 --001a1132ec90fd713304e7841777 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 This kind of thing is better discussed in the dev forum of bitcointalk.org On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Melvin Carvalho wrote: > > > > On 29 September 2013 04:28, Neil Fincham wrote: > >> I subscribe to this list so I can keep up-to date with bitcoin >> development, can we keep philosophy and tax evasion out of it? >> > > Hi Neil, perhaps I didnt present the use case clearly. It was not about > evasion, it was about voluntary donations going to the correct place, being > verified by an oracle. I dont wish to stray off topic, so I'll leave it at > that. > > >> >> Neil >> >> >> On 29 September 2013 09:15, wrote: >> >>> > But the regulatory environment in many geographical regions in >>> > uncertain. Do we need to pay capital gains? Do we need to pay a >>> > sales taxs etc. etc. >>> >>> In most regions it's not only 'simple' but trivial - BTC is just >>> 'another currency' and accounted for exactly the same way - it doens't >>> matter if you sell your hose for GBP, USD, EUR, BTC or sacks of Pig >>> Dung, you still have a GBP tax issue ... >>> >>> > So my idea is to voluntarily pre empt legislation by giving donations >>> > to govt (aka taxation) for bitcoin service providers. >>> >>> You want to volunteer to pay tax ? I'd suggest stronger medication ... >>> >>> > However, there is something of a problem with voluntary donations. >>> > Most people are not satisfied with the way they are spent. >>> >>> 80% of 'donations' end up spent on 'adminsitration' and not what they >>> were donated for, this is a 'greed' issue not a 'currency' issue. >>> >>> > In the UK >>> > a recent survey said that only 18% of people thought that tax money >>> > was wisely spent. >>> >>> Tax isn't voluntary or a donation. The 18% who think UK tax is well >>> spent are the 18% of the population who get the tax money, not the 82% >>> that pay it ;) >>> >>> > Can we fix it? >>> >>> First we kill all the politicians ... >>> >>> > So let's say I run a business and I make 1 million euros. I wish to >>> > donate 10% of my profits to society. But let's say I dont want that >>> > money to go to wars of aggression, but rather, to the fire >>> > de[department. >>> >>> So give it to the FD - what you do with your post-tax profits are up to >>> you ;) >>> >>> > At this point everyone wins. The business person is happy to make a >>> > contribution. The govt. is happy that it gets more revenue. The >>> > fire dept. is happy that it has revenue to do its work. And >>> > everything has gone to the right place in a kind of democratic way. >>> >>> Where does gov't come into this ? I think you're confusing 'tax' which >>> you have zero control over and 'donations' which you already have 100% >>> control over. >>> >>> Rob >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> October Webinars: Code for Performance >>> Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. >>> Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. 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This kind of thing is better discussed in the dev forum of= bitcointalk.org


On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 11:= 46 AM, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com> wro= te:



On 29 September 20= 13 04:28, Neil Fincham <neil@asdf.co.nz> wrote:
I subscribe to this list so= I can keep up-to date with bitcoin development, can we keep philosophy and= tax evasion out of it?

Hi Neil, perhaps I didnt present the= use case clearly.=C2=A0 It was not about evasion, it was about voluntary d= onations going to the correct place, being verified by an oracle.=C2=A0 I d= ont wish to stray off topic, so I'll leave it at that.
=C2=A0

Neil


On 29 September 2013 09:15, <rob.golding@astutium.com> wrote:
> But the regulatory environment in many geographical regions in > uncertain. =C2=A0 Do we need to pay capital gains?=C2=A0=C2=A0 Do we n= eed to pay a
> sales taxs etc. etc.

In most regions it's not only 'simple' but trivial - BTC = is just
'another currency' and accounted for exactly the same way - it doen= s't
matter if you sell your hose for GBP, USD, EUR, BTC or sacks of Pig
Dung, you still have a GBP tax issue ...

> So my idea is to voluntarily pre empt legislation by giving donations<= br> > to govt (aka taxation) for bitcoin service providers.=C2=A0

You want to volunteer to pay tax ? I'd suggest stronger medicatio= n ...

> However, there is something of a problem with voluntary donations.=C2= =A0
> Most people are not satisfied with the way they are spent.

80% of 'donations' end up spent on 'adminsitration' a= nd not what they
were donated for, this is a 'greed' issue not a 'currency' = issue.

> In the UK
> a recent survey said that only 18% of people thought that tax money > was wisely spent.

Tax isn't voluntary or a donation. The 18% who think UK tax is we= ll
spent are the 18% of the population who get the tax money, not the 82%
that pay it ;)

> Can we fix it?

First we kill all the politicians ...

> So let's say I run a business and I make 1 million euros.=C2=A0 I = wish to
> donate 10% of my profits to society.=C2=A0 But let's say I dont wa= nt that
> money to go to wars of aggression, but rather, to the fire
> de[department.=C2=A0

So give it to the FD - what you do with your post-tax profits are up = to
you ;)

> At this point everyone wins.=C2=A0 The business person is happy to mak= e a
> contribution.=C2=A0 The govt. is happy that it gets more revenue.=C2= =A0 The
> fire dept. is happy that it has revenue to do its work.=C2=A0 And
> everything has gone to the right place in a kind of democratic way.
Where does gov't come into this ? I think you're confusing &#= 39;tax' which
you have zero control over and 'donations' which you already have 1= 00%
control over.

Rob

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