Florida has created a “blockchain task force” and a sandbox program suspending normal regulations for trading financial securities on blockchain that businesses can apply to participate in.

  https://fldfs.com/division/COS/docs/Florida-Blockchain-Task-Force-Meeting-Agenda-2-21-20.pdf Companies can apply to be part of the sandbox program. It suspends normal regulations to make innovation easier. This specifically mentions financial securities. Basically, stocks on the blockchain.   h/t foo-bar

IT’S THE RETURN OF “JOBS CREATED AND SAVED:”

reopening the country isn’t job creation, Mr. President. ✍🏼give✍🏼me✍🏼that✍🏼phone✍🏼 https://t.co/vcizAMtsV8 pic.twitter.com/dzoIA7X6Fu — Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) June 5, 2021 It’s par for the course — Biden’s previous government experience was as part of the administration that invented the imaginary “jobs saved or …

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U.S. Stimulus Has Created a Boom–in China

by Charles Hugh-Smith Maybe maximizing corporate profits isn’t all that matters. Maybe national security and resilience matter, too, and if they do, then reshoring critical supply chains should be a higher priority than Corporate America’s (mostly tax-free) profits. As America’s …

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Look what you’ve created @federalreserve

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Wikileaks 1974 State Dept. Cable Confirms Gold Futures Market Was Created for Price Suppression. (They don’t want you owning gold)

I guess the recent taxes on PM’s in many states is also a part of keeping the demand low. Make it unattractive to hold. State Dept. Cable Confirms Gold Futures Market Was Created for Price Suppression https://goldbroker.com/news/state-dept-cable-confirms-gold-futures-market-was-created-for-price-suppression-1070 TO THE DEALERS’ …

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The Fed Created an Economy of Zombies and Unicorns

By John Mauldin Central bankers have a well-worn playbook for handling recessions. Cut interest rates, increase liquidity, and otherwise shove capital into the private sector. This helps businesses hire more workers and raise wages. Then gradually remove all the stimulus …

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