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Miami mayor wants to pay city workers with bitcoin
The Hill ^ | 10/14/2021 | Jordan Williams

Posted on 10/14/2021 7:03:31 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (R) says he is moving forward with a proposal to pay city workers in bitcoin.

During an interview on Bloomberg Technology on Tuesday, Suarez said the city is will request a proposal this month to allow employees to get paid in bitcoin, and even allow residents to pay fees and even taxes in bitcoin if the county allows.

Suarez said it was a “major priority” for him as he wants to differentiate the city as a “crypto capital of the United States or of the world.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bitcoin; mayor; miami; workers
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

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21 posted on 10/14/2021 7:54:45 AM PDT by V K Lee (Resist, we will! Remember, we must!)
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To: An.American.Expatriate

Well, they’re not making the bitcoins, they’re just using them.


22 posted on 10/14/2021 7:56:39 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: eyeamok
Sounds like a pretty good way to launder Millions in drug money

I no longer worry about any process that keeps money out of the IRS’s hands. We made a big mistake as conservatives allowing the Drug Warriors of the 80’s to scare us into giving up huge amounts of privacy and freedom..

23 posted on 10/14/2021 7:59:36 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Its cheaper to issue BTC to employees than to use systems like ADP. Not only do you bypass the ADP charges but also the Corporate bank account fees - the payments are done in minutes and can be implemented by the HR department.

This must really be tough for the "BTC is The Same As Tulips" brigade here at FR.

24 posted on 10/14/2021 8:06:07 AM PDT by corkoman
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Not legal tender.


25 posted on 10/14/2021 8:25:36 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Bitcoin = A fake currency designed for illegal activities and money laundering in particular.


26 posted on 10/14/2021 8:33:10 AM PDT by BuffaloJack ("Without gunpowder there is no freedom." Thomas Jefferson)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“Why not just pay them with hookers and blow?”

If they do, you wouldn’t happen to know if they’re hiring, would you? Asking for friend.


27 posted on 10/14/2021 8:42:52 AM PDT by suthener ( )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

how awesome would it be if Miami was holding hundreds of millions in bitcoin when one of its periodic collapses occurred ...


28 posted on 10/14/2021 8:50:16 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: bigbob

BTC averages a 200% return per annum, so not a bad bet.


29 posted on 10/14/2021 8:50:51 AM PDT by GunRunner
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To: corkoman

“Its cheaper to issue BTC to employees than to use systems like ADP. “

would be even cheaper to pay in Wampum script ...


30 posted on 10/14/2021 8:51:38 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: JoSixChip

What a financially clueless idiot. A super volatile “currency” would only work if every other item you transact in was also based on the same currency.


31 posted on 10/14/2021 9:13:48 AM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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Lol…


32 posted on 10/14/2021 9:14:28 AM PDT by TnTnTn
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To: JoSixChip

Nothing like having to pay short term capital gains taxes every time you buy groceries.


33 posted on 10/14/2021 9:52:03 AM PDT by ameribbean expat (Don't blame others for the road you're on. That's your own asphalt.)
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