So, because I 'choose' to live in a house, that's different?

I don't disagree with you - I think all taxes should be eliminated.

We should pay for what we use. Technology today would allow for this system. For example, all roads would be toll roads. We pay when we drive on them and USE them. That's fair. It's not a tax then, it's a user fee.

If we want to 'socialize' something, let the local community or church raise the money. All state and federal taxes eventually ruin the economy.

Local taxes can ruin the economy too, but you can move to the city down the highway which forces responsiblity.

Are you sure about that?

If you sit down and get OVER the politics of the day, you will find the FAR Left and FAR Right agree on more than what you think.

Take a controversial issue like guns.

BOTH want peace. They don't want people being shot. One believes taking guns stops gun violence, while another believes having guns prevents gun violence. Both are right, both are wrong.

BOTH WANT THE SAME THING.

You can do this for just about EVERY issue the Elites shove down our thoats.

Abortion? Another absolutely divisive issue? Both one LIFE - one for the mom, one for the baby. If you have had to make that choice, you are 'sensitized' one way or the other - it's VERY emotional and should not be in politics. But both sides use the emotion against each other to create division.

EVEN after you read this, on BOTH of these issues if you were strongly one side or the other you STILL won't give in and understand. That's how deep the Elites seat the emotions of hate to THEIR advantage (they get super rich from the division).

Probably not what most think.

Privacy. You can read up here. https://fedimint.org/

It's worth the effort to study.

If you would rather watch a 7 minute video (lacks details IMO and may make things more confusing if you don't have the basics) here it is.

https://youtu.be/EerV92GFMBc?si=qM6XLk4VrazNGuBv

Everyone needs to relax.

Fedimint

It's coming and Snowden should know more about it.

I'm not sure what your point is. Everyone that's been around for a while knows #Bitcoin is for everyone - including those you think are your enemies. It levels the playing field.

Bitcoin is the law - it's a law of physics and math. You don't need human made up laws to run it. Matter of fact, you should read "Softwar" which discusses what laws really are (and are not). I think he nails it nicely.

Oh - BTW - the USA uses financial warfare world wide where the CIA operates out of 800 bases in 70 countries to destabilize countries that DON'T comply with US$ dominance. What happens when they don't comply?Russia has been moving away from the US$ for quite some time - what is happening?

I agree with you! I think most of what you say WILL happen. It's already happening.

I'm just more optimistic we will win because they can't control us.

This may take a generation, I don't know. It depends on how fast the current system self destructs. Which it's doing. OH - and the current "Lords of Finance" (central banks and their leaderships) will at some point BLAME #Bitcoin for their negligence. It's coming!

I'm not sure about that. There will ALWAYS be times in your life you are out of balance. For example, when you first have a baby - you are WAY out of balance - a 'mom-aholic' so to speak. And dads have to rise up too and be very unbalanced.

There are times at work that require attention, sometimes for months or even years.

To be successful at anything you need to be out of balance for quite some time to master the skills.

So the 'secret sauce' is being sure you recognize it and overcome whatever it is you are struggling with, read LOTS of books, and make sure you come back to reality before you self destruct.

I think being out of balance a good portion of your life creates success in what you do. But you can't stay there forever or you self destruct. Everyone I know that is successful (raised very high quality kids and became financially independent) was out of balance. Often from the passionate pursuit of something you desire - a big dream - often driving you out of balance.

Hople this makes sense.

How do they bring us to heel?

The real power of #Bitcoin is it's fixed supply, and with cold storage Unconfiscatable asset. It's your work/energy stored and backed by work/energy, to be used ANY TIME you want for ANYTHING you want.

And those that have it now will need to be wise or they will lose it - REGARDLESS of their position in society. You will eventually need to work and provide value to others to gain more Bitcoin. No way elites can print it, or create laws/rules that favor them.

To 'bring us to heel' would require doing the right thing by other people. Or, you lose your wealth. Nothing like this has ever existed for humans.

I will keep an eye out, but it will be an eye on how secure the network stays and how diversifed the nodes and mining progress. Nothing I see can stop the honest network of #Bitcoin.

Here is a good timeline to ponder. Compare to your own country. These patterns are well known yet generation after generation keep falling for it.

Notice the references to income equality, government health care, Lawfare used against opposition leaders. This is about where the USA is now.

Socialism is like cancer. It creeps in and Government continues to grow and implement more programs, regulation, and control. The wealthy politicians get filthy rich through purchased exceptions to massive new regulation.

Small businesses struggle, and the Big corporations (working with every increasingly wealthy politicians) gain more power and control. This is not some grand conspiracy - it's just a repeat of history.

Politicians promise MORE and MORE to get the middle class to vote for them (to their own demise). When things start falling apart, they BLAME the other side creating class warfare (rich vs poor). Middle class gets decimated leading to civil unrest as hopelessness sets in.

Historically people never wake up until it's too late and the Ruling class forms to suppress all opposition, often through voter fraud and corruption.

It's the SAME playbook happening in the USA right now - It only takes a generation to lose a whole country. And takes a civil war sometimes lasting GENERATIONS to gain freedom back.

Sadly once the political class gets control of education (1960s here in the USA) that typically is the start of the downward spiral as history is 'cleansed' of the real reasons for the problems.

Well, how about another take?

#Bitcoin is NOT political - at all. Why? Because it's energy/work fixed over time indefinitely.

I understand your point/concern. But Bitcoin does benefit - everything. What happened to Ross was political and it's easy to equate Bitcoin to what happened. But contrary to popular belief it has nothing to do with Bitcoin.

I think this will all make more sense in 5-10 years. FAKE/PAPER money has distorted everything. The US$ has ruined so many aspects of life/law/liberty we have a hard time understanding what his real, and what is fake.

It's not a given that Bitcoin fixes the problem. But it's possible and more likely with each passing day.

Look what's going on in Africa. Electric islands popping up everywhere to mine #Bitcoin from stranded resources (meaning they are too far away to connect to a electric power grid).

There will be a "Gold Rush" to find energy sources to mine #Bitcoin that will blow your mind.

lol - if his 'former' VP endorsed him it would be a NEGATIVE.

And he had very few honest people around him.

Is this a character flaw? Maybe - but Trump does trust people to do the right things. Politics is relatively new to him - along with a WHOLE NEW level of deception.

I for one don't think he will make the same mistakes again.

We will know pretty early if he drains the swamp - time will be critical. He must eliminate the deep state quickly or they will eliminate him.

Another view.

Trump has been royal SCREWED by the system several times. He borrowed 100s of millions to get rug pulled by politicians creating new laws and money being printed.

He fully understands the impact of fiat on his businesses.

Will he do anything about it? I don't know - but he definitely has experienced the wrath of fiat.

I think we stand a chance he really will add #Bitcoin to the reserves. It's the only solution to maintaining a dollar system - which backed by Bitcoin would 'probably' be best for us all.

USA has the World Reserve Currency. So USA printed $ (no work/energy) and bought trillions of products/services (real work/energy) from the world. ANYONE that pushed back was eliminated (CIA operates out of 800 bases in 70 countries).

So what is at play is the US Citizens sit around doing nothing (60% of jobs provide no value - desk jobs) and people sat around, eating industrial sludge sold as food.

The rest of the world had to work to make money.

Great book, "Hidden Repression" by Alex Gladstein.

I think Trump 'expects' people to do the right things.

He has a tendency to trust people. Research is history and businesses.

I think he has learned the hard way that does not work in Politics. Let's see if I'm right when he gets elected - if he can stay alive.

Brilliant they need to care - which is coming soon to a theater near u! 😜

Not liberal at 20, no heart. Not conservative at 40, no brain.

Not sure it’s gender related.

I believe we should expect this with the ETF. The people buying bitcoin through an ETF don’t understand #bitcoin.