Yes, I understand more than you can imagine...and when the IRS has a couple of bitcoin audits producing adjustments to income, congress will gin up a slew of regulations to "help" the taxpayer comply. Don't think vendors that deal in bitcoin will not be forced to surrender the names of their bitcoin customers. Forms 1099-B,C,MISC,INT,DIV,R,S are the products of the evolution of various "systems" which are now compelled to report with "good records". Bitcoin will be just as regulated in two years time. So what have we gained? A system that still transacts benchmarked by the US$, but operated by private persons and creates an entirely new level of surveillance. Sounds like a great innovation.
Well now, maybe you are being to understand! It's private enterprise verses central control - is there any doubt who the final winner will be? :-)
For additional edification: Overstock CEO Slams "Unethical" Krugman; Hopes "Bitcoin Destroys Central Banking"