I completely agree. But only so long as the integrity and privacy is upheld (which is very much possible). The state should now how much I earn and from where,

I completely agree. But only so long as the integrity and privacy is upheld (which is very much possible). The state should now how much I earn and from where, and also how much I spend but not necessarily on what. Anonymous small transactions on a centralized government currency would be a step up from what I do today with 99.999 (or thereabout) transactions being card/digital through systems I trust much less than my government.