26 June 2023
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) pose risks to personal liberties and enable surveillance. China’s social credit system, which denies travel based on low scores, is a real example. Similar systems could arise in the US. Censorship during the pandemic highlights government control. Combining social credit and a police state allows for severe punishment of dissenters. CBDCs facilitate this surveillance, but acquiring gold offers a non-digital alternative. Citizens must unite and resist this future.