07-05-2012, 08:46 AM
(07-05-2012, 12:35 AM)Parsons Wrote: Wtf? They can still try to tax you if no money is exhanged? Lol, that's ubsurd.Of course, how else will revenue be generated for the state (absurd?) And money must be used to pay those taxes. Ultimately 'a barter economy' - that 'resource economy' or whatever you want to name it - must be monetized to 'fair market value', if only for the sole purpose of paying taxes on the goods and services exchanged.
If RBE, or any other internet-based black market, becomes popular, the state will simply escalate their measures to track down the occurrence of such exchanges. All they'd really have to do is casually join the network, just like any member, to infiltrate and shut it down. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_market