Recent content by GenStark

Ever hear the saying if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog? These guys would knife their own grandmothers for more power. I doubt any of them care about Bill Clinton.

I can't figure this out either. Look at the lengths they went to try and get Trump, but they don't use Epstein against him?

So riddle me this---if Trump is implicated in the Epstein files, why didn't Biden and Obama use that to go after him?

They'll mess with crypto if they think they're protecting the system. But my point isn't to predict the future or what kind of graft our politicians will get into next, it's to challenge the idea that crypto separates people from the power of gov't. Those claims are dubious at best.

Now you're talking yourself in circles. Anyway, have a good one.

I'm not so sure about that. If the EU and US told Coinbase, Kraken, and other exchanges we're fixing the price of BTC at $1000 USD and $950 EUR, you think the exchanges are going to take a stand for freedom? They'll go to jail, have their assets confiscated, and not send their kids to private...

The markets and economy are all about uncertainty.

We all know the gov't will never allow that. Yes, to some extent it's a power play. However, they also have legitimate law enforcement concerns as well.

Building those stations and plants creates jobs too.

It sure does seem to be working. There's a lot of big investment in the US. The tariffs are raising revenue. Inflation didn't take off like crazy. The markets are actually up again although to be honest the markets are a pretty poor gauge of the real economy.

I have to say that I don't understand the idea that the gov't has no control over crypto. Unless you're just happy watching the price go up and down in cryptoland, you'll eventually want to turn that into something else. Eg. buy a car, buy a house, pay a bill, and the gov't most certainly does...

The problem is we don't truly have free trade. Tariffs are an important tool in counterbalancing abuses that have taken a lot of jobs and industries overseas. Look, I like rising stocks and low prices just as much as you do. However, I also recognize that our friends and neighbors need jobs...