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Re: Why are some international payment companies not allowing Americans to join?
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EhVedadoOAnonimato
on 14/11/2013, 10:20:30 UTC
It seems pretty clear to me that this is not about tax revenue particularly.  My best guess is that it is about lubing up the machinery needed for significant capital controls. 

Definitely. I read somewhere that the estimations on how much tax money this will bring back makes it just not worthy, if that was the only motivation.

It already works as capital controls, actually. And it's also a surveillance tool.