Great postings Dan and Mike!

Yes! ALL info should be up for investigation, pro and con.

Great job Dan! Thanks for you time in doing that. The host of Lions and Liberty, Marc Clair, also wants to present the rebuttal side of things, and will probably have on either Peter Shift, or Gary North. I edited shows for both on another podcast/video show, (The Robert Wenzel Show). Those two are of many of their thinking. So, yes, there are plenty of opposite views as to Trace Mayer's.

One thing to point out: There are many merchants already accepting bitcoin as payment. It can be used with less costs for the merchants, for their transaction fees are lower the credit cards. Over a year's time of transaction fees being lower, this will add up in huge savings for the bigger merchants. The more success the merchants have with accepting bitcoin as payment, the more will join on board, simply to lower their expenses. (Instant profit increases starting with the first transaction). This is where I think bitcoin use will get it's legs, making curious shoppers want to learn about why are they accepting bitcoin as payment, same as credit cards.

One of the pros for bitcoin use by consumers is: There is no name tied with the storing or use of bitcoin, although with the investigative ways of the NSA and FBI, people still got caught buying illegal drugs and such in the famous Silk Road case.

But, for the average people not using bitcoin for anything but buying the usual products we all buy, there is no tie to the individual. I bet this is pissing off the gov more and more, as it's use goes up and up, as it has, by the minute even!

Now at least there is a choice and competition for the dollar to be spent with businesses. I don't know if that will turn out to be good or bad. I am in the same boat as all of us, despite having editing three interviews so far on the subject. It is so high tech, and as you know, comes with much boos.

Time will tell how it all plays out. Business are loving it though, so that activity could further add to the awareness and use.

Now, for better or worse? I sure don't know!

Like I said, just swiping my credit card is sometimes challenging enough!

Two little girls with a lemonade stand accepted bitcoin as payments! HOW! LOL

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