So instead of the government being able to spy on you, you want the government and anyone else capable of monitoring the blockchain to spy on you? That seems worse on all fronts.
It still seems a lot harder to track if you don't reuse addresses. The same entry did also recommend Monero. Meanwhile I purchased brandy with a credit card for the first time, in-person at a small liquor store, and immediately started seeing web ads for more brandy.
So instead of the government being able to spy on you, you want the government and anyone else capable of monitoring the blockchain to spy on you? That seems worse on all fronts.