Coin shortage hits retailers, laundromats, tooth fairy
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News Date: August 18, 2020
The national coin shortage has been an unusual side effect of the pandemic. Among its victims? Retailers, laundromats and even the tooth fairy.
Retailers large and small have urged shoppers to use cards or exact change whenever possible.
As the shortage persists, it's become clear that there are still some conundrums that only coins can solve.
Source:www.foxbusiness.com
Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship
Trump signs social media executive order that calls for removal of liability protections over censoring.The executive order calls for new regulations under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to make it so that social media companies that engage in censoring any political conduct will not be able to keep their liability shield, the president said.
Source:whitehouse.gov
Banking for All Act
S.3571 - Banking for All ActTo require member banks to maintain pass-through digital dollar wallets for certain persons, and for other purposes.
Member banks shall open and maintain pass-through digital dollar wallets for all persons, including persons eligible to receive payments from the United States pursuant to a Federal law relating to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), who elect to deposit funds into pass-through digital dollar wallets.
Source:www.congress.gov
Ron Paul: Auditing The Fed Would Lead To Ending The Fed
After Elon Musk endorsed Ron Paul leading an investigation into the Federal Reserve, Paul stated on X that 'Auditing the Fed would lead to ending the Fed.' He emphasized that increased transparency would reveal systemic issues, sparking calls for reform or dissolution. Comparing the Fed to USAID, Paul suggested both agencies lack transparency and accountability. Musk's support may amplify public interest in financial reform and decentralization.In 2009, Ron Paul published End the Fed, a book that critiques the Federal Reserve and its control over the U.S. monetary system. Drawing from his experience as a congressman and advocate for free-market economics, Paul argues that the Fed's lack of transparency and manipulation of interest rates contribute to economic instability, inflation, and financial crises. The book calls for a return to sound money principles and highlights the dangers of central banking. End the Fed became a rallying point for those who support monetary reform and greater financial accountability.
BRICS to create fairer payment mechanism
BRICS is exploring ideas to create a fairer payment system that reduces dependence on dollars, South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has said.South Africa is the current BRICS chair.
Source: indiatimes
Dollar standard rejected in the era of gold
Peter Schiff said he thinks we are about to see a gold bull market rivaling the 1970s because the world is going to reject the dollar standard and go back to a gold standard.Ray Dalio:Within the next five years you could see a situation in which foreigners who have been lending money to the United States wont want to, and the dollar would not be as readily accepted for making purchases in the world as it is now.
Sources:twitter.com, www.zerohedge.com