land value tax is a different issue. (i'm favorably disposed, but it's just a distinct question.) i agree there's been a creep towards financial surveillance at a small scale, that we should intentionally counter. 1/

i object very strongly to your presumption that the rich and at a large scale fund flows are irrevocably anonymous. among the most important current projects in the world is piercing the veil of shell corps and breaking "confidentiality" offered by tax havens. 2/

this is an active fight. just this year, though i think there are continuing court challenges, in the US we've become required to file beneficial ownership declarations for LLCs and corps. 3/

there's much yet to do, especially piercing shielding of beneficial ownership of real estate, but project has been made over the last decade, and continuing this work is essential. you can't counter plutocracy if all the wealth and expenditures are hidden. 4/

crypto is a place where "wealth" can flow in any quantity with perfect privacy, but if we are non-idiotic, we can prevent shielded wealth from ever becoming spendable in the real world. 5/

exchanges can require pedigrees, crypto in quantity without such pedigrees become as unsaleable as conflict diamonds. yes, of course, enforcement is always imperfect and there are always leaks. but we can and should surveil and regulate high-dollar financial flows and stashes. 6/

we'll likely backslide on this over the next few years, since we will be ruled by plutocrats. hopefully, rule by plutocrats won't last forever, and we'll be inclined to clip the wings of plutocracy during the hangover. /fin