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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  1304 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Bank of England statement on Central Bank Digital Currency

I'm firmly of the opinion that the Tories can be both stupid and evil. Evil enough to double down on the surveillance state, stupid enough to think it won't just swell the black market. I mean fundamentally, if you grip the economy too tightly it'll slip through your fingers. See: India.