From 292c01116ff0c6acd34ade5c186b9c981ee52fee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Grothoff Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:47:01 +0100 Subject: updates to pages based on discussions with Leon and Sva --- governments.html.j2 | 180 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 111 insertions(+), 69 deletions(-) (limited to 'governments.html.j2') diff --git a/governments.html.j2 b/governments.html.j2 index 19cb9482..a9b332f2 100644 --- a/governments.html.j2 +++ b/governments.html.j2 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - +3 @@ -11,8 +11,21 @@ {% include "common/navigation.j2.inc" %}
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{{ _("Advantages for governments") }}

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{{ _("Advantages for Governments") }}

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{{ _("Taler provides accountability to ensure business + accepting payments operate legally, while also + respecting civil liberties of citizens spending + digital cash. Taler is a commons, a payment system + based on open standards and free software. Taler + needs governments to set a financial framework and + to act as trusted regulators. Taler contributes to + digital sovereignty in the critial financial + infrastructure.") }}

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{{ _("Taxable") }}

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{{ _("Taler is an electronic payment system that was built with the goal of supporting taxation. - With Taler, the receiver of any form of payment is known, and the payment information comes - attached with some details about what the payment was made for (but not the identity of the customer). Thus, governments can use this - data to tax buisnesses and individuals based on their income, making tax evasion and - black markets less viable.") }}

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{{ _("Thus, while one of the key goals of Taler is to provide anonymity for - citizens spending digital cash to buy goods and services, we also ensure that the state can - observe incoming transactions to ensure businesses engage only in - legal activities, and do not evade taxes (such as income tax, - sales tax or value-added tax). However, this observational capability does not - extend to the immediate personal domain. In particular, sharing access to funds - within a family or copying coins between multiple devices is not subject to - monitoring.") }}

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{{ _("Taler was + built with the goal of fighting corruption and supporting taxation. + With Taler, the receiver of any form of payment is + easily identified by the government, and the merchant + can be compelled to provide the contract that was accepted + by the customer. Governments can use this data to + tax businesses and individuals based on their + income, making tax evasion and black markets less + viable.") }}

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{{ _("Thus, despite offering anonymity for citizens + spending digital cash to buy goods and services, + Taler also ensures that the state can observe + incoming funds. This can be used to ensure + businesses engage only in legal activities, and do + not evade income tax, sales tax or value-added tax. + However, this observational capability does not + extend to the immediate personal domain. In + particular, sharing access to funds within a family + or synchronizing wallets across multiple devices is not + subject to monitoring.") }}

{{ _("Secure") }}

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{{ _("Taler's payments are cryptographically secured. Thus, customers, merchants and - the exchange can mathematically demonstrate their lawful behavior in court in case - of disputes. Financial damages are strictly limited, improving economic security - for individuals, merchants, the exchange and the state. Most importantly, an - independent auditor can ensure that there is no "bad exchange" - within the Taler system who might threaten the economy due to fraud.") }}

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{{ _("Libre") }}

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{{ _("Taler's payments are cryptographically + secured. Thus, customers, merchants and the + exchange can mathematically demonstrate their + lawful behavior in court in case of + disputes. Financial damages are strictly limited, + improving economic security for individuals, + merchants, the exchange and the state.") }} + +

{{ _("By design, the Taler payment service provider is + subject to financial regulation. Financial + regulation and regular audits are critical to + establish trust. In particular, the Taler design + mandates the existence of an independent auditor + who checks cryptographic proofs that accumulate at + the payment service provider to ensure that the + escrow account is managed honestly. This ensures + that the payment service provider does not threaten + the economy due to fraud.") }}

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{{ + _("Libre") }}

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{{ _("Taler is free software implementing an open + protocol standard. Thus, Taler will enable + competition and avoid the monopolization of payment + systems that threatens global political and + financial stability today.") }}

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{{ _("Taler is free software implementing an open protocol standard. Thus, Taler will - enable competition and avoid the monopolization of payment systems that threatens - global political and financial stability today.") }}

{{ _("Efficient") }}

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{{ _("Taler is designed to be efficient. Unlike timeline-based payment systems like - BitCoin, Taler will not threaten the availability of national electric grids or - (significantly) contribute to environmental pollution.") }}

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{{ _("Taler has an efficient design. Unlike + timeline-based payment systems, such as BitCoin, + Taler will not threaten the availability of + national electric grids or (significantly) + contribute to environmental pollution.") }}

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{{ _("Taler as seen by governments") }}

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{{ _("Governments can observe traditional wire - transfers entering and leaving the Taler system, and - require merchants and exchange operators to provide certain - information during financial audits. Exchange operators - are expected to be permanently checked by auditors, - while merchants may be required to reveal information - during regular tax audits. - Information available to the government includes: - ") }}

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{{ _("Governments can observe traditional wire transfers + entering and leaving the Taler system, and require + merchants and exchange operators to provide certain + information during financial audits. Exchange + operators are expected to be permanently checked by + auditors, while merchants may be required to reveal + information during regular tax audits. Information + available to the government includes: ") }}

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