Posted on 03/21/2023 6:46:33 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
While elites around the world – those in political power and in control of top financial institutions – are very much rallying around the plans to introduce central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), in Florida, the state's governor has a different take on where things should be headed.
In fact, radically different – Governor Ron DeSantis thinks CBDCs should be banned.
Addressing a press conference from behind a podium that had the words “Big Brother's Digital Dollar” attached to it, DeSantis repeated what critics of the CBDC push keep saying.
And that is, that the centralized form of digital money controlled by governments is basically a powerful surveillance tool, and that this, rather than any convenience it might offer, could be the key reason it is getting so much support from some high places.
But according to the Florida governor, who is rumored to be considering running for president, CBDCs are “all about surveilling Americans and controlling behavior of Americans.”
Should the Fed issue such a currency in the US, that will mean the federal government will acquire even more power. And what power the central authorities already have is not producing great effects for consumers, DeSantis suggested, mentioning high inflation, key policy rate hikes, and “pressure on banks.”
And with a CBDC, the government – which he essentially accuses of unscrupulous hunger for control over society in order to impose its agendas – would be given “a direct view of all consumer activities.”
In order to prevent this scenario playing out in Florida, the governor urged the state's lawmakers to make sure the Uniform Commercial Code cannot be changed to adopt a US, or a foreign-issued CBDC.
According to DeSantis, Texas is already considering taking similar action, and he called on other states who hold similar positions to also use their Code to ban CBDCs.
DeSantis was unimpressed with what the Fed said would be benefits of a digital dollar, such as providing services to “the underbanked,” and also, “saving” the environment. But he did warn of how things are playing out in those countries that have already introduced this form of digital money, such as Bahamas, Nigeria, and China.
The latter, the governor said, uses the digital yuan “to monitor citizen behavior allowing for the surveillance of spending habits and to cut off access to goods and services.”
He's making Trump look bad.
groupthink incoming!!
Good maybe he’s coming around to my way of thinking. If only he would denounce the neocons and their never ending wars I might start thinking he’s for real. Other states have already made Fed digital coins illegal, so this is nothing new.
Broke my resolution to not listen to Glenn Beck. His guest today explained how new system will track every private belief shown by group membership or voter registration, every purchase at a store or online, the people you visit and have over to your place and everything else. Then will decide if you can drive somewhere are be allowed to have your card work at the gas pump and to buy food or get prescriptions. Or food.
Summary 1984 meets Brave New World. NO rights. NO freedom of expression. A life I do not want to live.
Father Mitch Pacwa, the Catholic priest who is an author and TV host on Catholic TV, is an avid gun rights promoter and proud hunter. He has blasted abortionists and gave details to his audience about the sharp scissors and pulling part of body parts of the “partial birth abortion” babies, for instance.
He said “When he was on Fox TV I used to watch Glenn Beck. I found it took me two or even three days to stop being depressed and having worries about how bad things were going to become. I finally swore off listening to him. Felt better.”
That’s me all over.
If DeSantis denounces McConnell and Graham, I can vote for him.
Yeah I’d like to see those 2 corrupt sleazeballs gone too.
—> If DeSantis denounces McConnell and Graham, I can vote for him.
And cutting social security
And the bush family
And Skull & Bones
And more
“Other than winning the Florida election,and getting bills passed easily in a republican controlled legislature”
I mean, aside winning a landslide victory in the last election and winning on every issue, what has he done?
The most important thing he’s done is single-handidly redrawing FL House districts and giving Republicans additional House seats in FL.
NPR 4/22:
“Something really unusual has happened in Florida with congressional redistricting. The state legislature has thrown up its hands and is now asking Governor Ron DeSantis to take care of it. This comes after the governor vetoed the first set of maps.”
Lazy Republican legislators in FL wanted to keep the status quo. DeSantis wouldn’t give up, drew up new districts, and made sure Republicans picked up important House seats in FL in 2022.
those are good, it is not necessary to cut social security if economy expands. May be just increase early retirement from 62 to 64 and full retirement benefits at 67. Life expectancy of under 30 age Americans is 85 or more.
Revelation 13:16-17
—> it is not necessary to cut social security if economy expands
We never have these discussions about unlimited welfare or unlimited immigration.
Only social security, that we paid into.
Desantis is being groomed as being the establishment GOPs little protégé he has yet to say one word against Mitch McConnell or the Bush Family. Ironically had those people campaigned for Ron in 2018 and not Trump he would have lost.
Yes, I remember 2018 very well. I had just moved to Florida, and DeSantis won by the skin of his teeth against the lefty lib Andrew Gillum. Definitely president Trump helped push DS over the line.
And in 2020, DeSantis helped Trump hold onto Florida while Trump lost in other swing states.
They owe each other nothing politically.
You mean “stolen” swing states.
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