Re: [Taler] Token bartering?

[Christian Grothoff]

Dear Niels,

If you 'swap tokens', you cannot be sure that the other party has not or
will not spend the token themselves. Thus, you can only barter tokens
with trusted parties (like within your family or commune). Not having
taxability for such non-commercial transactions is something we find
acceptable (if not desirable).

We'll consider adding this to the FAQ...

Cheers!

Christian

On 8/10/20 12:06 PM, Niels Larsen wrote:
> Taler folks,
> 
> I would like one more FAQ question adressed: "What
> prevents bartering using tokens?". If Taler becomes
> popular, couldn't buyers and sellers start swapping
> tokens as payments and thereby bypass VAT and to
> some extent taxation (because one always has a
> good stash of tokens)?
> 
> Niels Larsen
> 
> 8000 Aarhus C
> Denmark
> 
> 
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