<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><br></div><div>I tend to share your hesitation, Ken, but am equally intrigued about Ohio's decision to roll this out. Maybe it's courageous - maybe it's foolish -- maybe it's a bit of both.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Ken Hess" <kenneth.hess@gmail.com><br><b>To: </b>"ipg-smz" <ipg-smz@netpress.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, November 26, 2018 3:10:45 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Ipg-smz] Ohio accepts bitcoin to pay taxes (Techcrunch)<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div dir="ltr">Not a good idea. When the value goes down, they get less money, unless they convert it to real money right away. If the value goes up, then you've paid too much tax.<div>And when I write value, I'm using air quotes.</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Thanks,</div><br><div>Ken</div><br>Kenneth Hess<br>(918) 919-0411<br>Twitter: @kenhess<br><div>Skype: kenneth_hess</div><a href="http://www.kenhess.com/" target="_blank">kenhess.com</a> - <a href="http://frugalnetworker.com/" target="_blank">frugalnetworker.com</a><br></div><div>Filmmaker - Podcaster - Reviewer - System Administrator - Writer</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 2:00 PM Phil Shapiro <<a href="mailto:pshapiro@his.com" target="_blank">pshapiro@his.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000"><br><div>Sheesh -- that's a big step forward.</div><br><div><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/25/ohio-becomes-the-first-state-to-accept-bitcoin-for-tax-payments/" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/25/ohio-becomes-the-first-state-to-accept-bitcoin-for-tax-payments/</a><br></div><br><br><br><div>-- <br></div><div>--<br>Phil Shapiro, <a href="mailto:pshapiro@his.com" target="_blank">pshapiro@his.com</a><br><a href="http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html" target="_blank">http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html</a><br><a href="http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro</a><br><a href="http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html" target="_blank">http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html</a><br><br>"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates<br>"Learning happens thru gentleness."<br><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options." David Suzuki</span><br style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></div></div></div></div>-- <br>
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