58. Taxation, Bitcoin and the State with Dominic Frisby

May 24, 2021 01:22:28
58. Taxation, Bitcoin and the State with Dominic Frisby
The Bitcoin Standard Podcast
58. Taxation, Bitcoin and the State with Dominic Frisby

May 24 2021 | 01:22:28

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Show Notes

In this episode Saifedean talks to libertarian author and comedian Dominic Frisby about the history of taxation, the rise of Bitcoin and whether we are moving towards a more or less statist world. They cover the story of how Dominic first found out about Bitcoin in December 2010, how voluntary taxation worked in ancient Greece, the rise of digital nomads, and whether land value tax represents the “least bad tax”.

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