Yeah, sadly that's true. Sometimes you can tell yourself that you live in a democracy but it feel like a dictatorship...

Buying bitcoin is not the only way of acquiring it. Bitcoin is money and money is earned!
For example a considerable portion of the coins I have today are earned; as in payments for various stuff I've done over the years... I have even sold stuff for bitcoin.

Definitely. Anyone who is a firm believer knows this. If you know you're going to be locked in for a long time, you don't sell. You just hold your bitcoin. Everyone knows that Bitcoin will be priced much higher than it is currently being priced at and they speculate about it even. The only downside is always going to be increasing inflation but like I said, just buying Bitcoin gives an edge compared to people who don't and probably just save with commercial banks for 1.2% interest per year lmaoooo.

It seems the recent talk of taxing Bitcoin, along with statements from the ECB and the US Fed, stems from the irony of Bitcoin’s journey as a high-risk, low-reward asset that was initially overlooked by high-net-worth individuals and institutions. Typically, these entities have a significant advantage: they invest in opportunities before IPOs, influence rules and regulations, and control the flow of fiat currency. But Bitcoin offered no such early advantage. For institutions like BlackRock, an early investment of substantial capital would have been almost impractical. Imagine, for instance, if BlackRock had tried to put $500 billion into Bitcoin when it was valued at $100 per coin—it would have risked distorting the market entirely, with considerable risk and little immediate reward.

Instead, Bitcoin’s early growth was propelled by individuals willing to take on that risk, often representing a significant share of their own net worth, even up to 50%. As a result, they contributed to Bitcoin’s rise to a trillion-dollar asset, gaining influence and financial returns that institutions typically command. Now, as these institutions recognize Bitcoin’s potential and want a stake in it, they’re not pleased to find themselves following rather than leading.

That’s exactly the irony: all this talk about taxing Bitcoin seems like a strategic narrative while these institutions quietly increase their exposure. The more they ease into Bitcoin, the more they signal to others that it’s a viable asset -- effectively paving the way for broader adoption. It’s a fascinating cycle where the very entities that once hesitated now drive momentum, underscoring Bitcoin’s unique rise. It's fun to watch this play out in our time. It'll be interesting to see what history paints the 2009-2029 period as...

There are many ways to Earn bitcoins, but it is like work to earn bitcoin, and it's very different than Play to Earn and Others to Earn tokens that are useless.

How to earn and make money with Bitcoin?
Cryptocurrency job list.
[General] How to earn Bitcoins

Some people can think of earning bitcoin by staking it but they did not know of some big risks:
Bitcoin is Proof of Work, not Proof of Stake.
So if they want to stake bitcoin, they can not do it directly with bitcoin on Bitcoin blockchain, and will have to convert real bitcoin to Wrapped Bitcoin tokens. They are tokens, kind of altcoins on some altcoin blockchains, not real bitcoin.

It's first risk, risk of token depeg to Bitcoin price.

Another risk is staking pools are scam, exchanges with these pools are scam. They will lose money by staking on scam platforms and pools.

If they have bitcoins, my advice is only holding their bitcoins.

Inflation is sometimes called the hidden tax, but they're not the same thing. The state might also suffer from inflation, it's usually not benefiting from it. Taxes, on the other hand, go directly to the state authorities and are, in theory, used for something that important for all citizens.
As for how Bitcoin is taxed and whether inflation is cheaper or not, that depends on a specific country, with its inflation rate and taxes.

The explanation you provided highlights that inflation acts like a hidden tax for citizens, even though it’s not the same as a formal tax. Essentially, taxes are funds collected by the government, while inflation decreases the purchasing power of our money. This means that goods and services become more expensive, while most people's salaries likely remain the same.

Governments don’t like this situation, even if the officials are not diretctly affected since they are earning big salaries. But this is not good for the country as the overall effect is negative, it can lead to people's loss of confidence in the government, and the country’s borrowing costs can increase. Inflation rates are always a key factor that lenders consider when evaluating risk. So it's always better to have bitcoin as a hedge so we won't struggle a lot when this time will come.

Hidden tax would be is when a thing is sold at over price. I think governments is also the ones who caused an inflation and they might do something shady, so it is the same as them collecting taxes on the people but it is just that for a non-corrupt government taxes can still go on a better place. All people oriented governments don't like the inflation, so they are doing their best to keep at the recommended level. If not, they might lend out some help. So the people's confidence towards some governments are still in good level.

Not only them but all are like that and even without inflation, evaluating risk is always important. BTC is great but there are other options too if we want.