The last thing we need is even more information going to the ever more omniscient government. After seeing the seemingly endless NSA, IRS, and other government

The last thing we need is even more information going to the ever more omniscient government. After seeing the seemingly endless NSA, IRS, and other government abuses, how could this possibly seem a good idea? In fact, preventing a cashless economy is one of the best reasons to support Bitcoin and the next-gen more anonymous cryptocurrencies. All that said, barter will always be the bottom-line alternative - including barter with precious metals.