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“Freedom of speech means nothing if the government can freeze your bank account the minute you say something it doesn’t like.”
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a stalwart defender of Constitutional freedoms. But there is one freedom so fundamental that the founders didn’t even think to put it in the Bill of Rights – the freedom to transact.
The state of technology in the 18th century made limiting that right virtually impossible. But with today's modern technology, government control over an individual's personal financial transactions is a very real danger. That is why cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are so important. They provide a bulwark against the ability of state authorities to freeze bank accounts and economically disable individuals whom they find objectionable, as happened in Canada during the pandemic.
Furthermore, the underlying technology that powers bitcoin – decentralized public ledgers known as blockchains – are among the most dynamic areas of innovation and entrepreneurialism in the world today. Kennedy believes it is essential for America to provide a regulatory environment friendly to blockchain innovation, so that our country remains a world leader in this critical technology of the 21st century.
As President, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will prioritize:
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Global Leadership: Keep America a world leader in blockchain development by ending unjust legal prosecution against developers of open-source software.
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Right to Privacy: Guarantee financial freedom including the right to self-custody, peer-to-peer transactions, and freedom from financial surveillance or censorship.
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Thoughtful Regulation: End the politically motivated regulatory assault on financial services providers seeking to operate in the crypto-sector and create a regulatory environment designed to expand, not limit, the adoption of blockchain technologies.
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Incentivizing Development: Encourage and normalize the adoption of bitcoin as a free-market, rules-based collaboration network that promotes voluntary exchange and global economic development.
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Promote Peace: Recognize that bitcoin is a helpful tool for diminishing the power of the military industrial complex and can serve as an ambassador for American values like free speech, strong property rights and open capital markets all over the world.
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Keeping Government Honest: Promote transparency and reign in public corruption by implementing a blockchain-based solution to track and monitor all federal budget expenditures.
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Building a Strategic Reserve: Stop liquidating all bitcoin held by the U.S. Government and instead continue building a strategic reserve that can be used to back the U.S. Dollar and curtail the inflationary impact of fiat money printing.
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Incentivizing Clean Energy: Create incentives for bitcoin miners who operate using renewable energy sources or who can mitigate methane emissions.
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Fixing Unfair Tax Regimes: Recognize cryptocurrency as a currency, not an asset. End the treatment of de-minimis Bitcoin transactions as taxable events.
- Preventing a CBDC: Never allow the U.S. to adopt a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency), which can be used as an instrument of totalitarian control over the American people.
