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I work for the Internet, at @stripe, mostly on accelerating startups. Opinions here are my own.

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    1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 30 Mar 2018
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      Certain transactions, including mortgages, require paying a tax in Japan. You buy a stamp from the government and affix it to the document; existence of stamp proves the tax was paid. The tax on a mortgage is not small, and the clerk was worried I was mixed up in a fraud.

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    2. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 30 Mar 2018
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      "You sure you don't need the 200 yen stamp?" "No ma'am, quite sure I need two of the expensive ones." "Whatever would you need that for?" "The bank directed me to purchase them." "Oh for something like a loan?" "Yes." "... You have to be really careful with people offering loans"

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    3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 30 Mar 2018
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      "Er, yes, quite." "You see a thing that You Know Who do is they find people who are in desperate straights and maybe a little financially unsophisticated." "Thank you but I'm..." "And then they say there's an application fee and to make you feel good with it they say buy stamps."

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    4. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 30 Mar 2018
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      "That's fascinating ma'am but..." "And those stamps are good as cash." "Yes I'm aware they're a *negotiable instrument.*" "And I wouldn't want you to get taken advantage of." "YOUR CONCERN IS APPRECIATED BUT IT'S A BANK." "Well dear how would you know it was a bank?"

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      Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 30 Mar 2018
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      And you know the part of me that works in finance and computer security was actually a little flumoxxed by that because how do you really know anyone is anyone, when it comes down to it. But that wouldn't have gotten me the freaking stamp. "Here's paperwork." "Oh it's Big Bank."

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          Because You Know Who are, of course, utterly incapable of producing a one page document with Big Bank written on top which says "Mr. McKenzie, as discussed previously, buy some stamps." But whatever. Anyhow: correct denomination was not in stock; trying again another day.

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        1. Richard Warburton 🥓‏ @RichardWarburto 30 Mar 2018
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          It's a real shame that we don't have a certifiable chain of trust for certain regulated authorities. I'd really like a nice https-esque green lock when doing bank transfers.

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        1. Jay Bowles‏ @jaybowles_ 30 Mar 2018
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