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I heard Daniel Schmachtenberger say this to Tristan Harris a few years ago. Such a brilliant idea

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Excellent idea👍

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I've heard that the financial errors reported on Sept. 10, 2001 were one of the reasons for the big events at the Pentagon and Building 7 in New York, the next day.

Read Catherine Austin Fitts stuff to find out how it's really 21 trillion that is missing.

https://freespoke.com/search/web?q=catherine+fitts+21+trillion

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The campaign should reach out to Peter Todd (@peterktodd on Twitter), who is a 15-year Bitcoin veteran and has developed OpenTimestamps, which was used in the last Guatemala election to combat fraud.

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Thank you for explaining this, Adam!

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Using blockchain would change nothing. Since it's history, the public would only be getting the key information after it happens, and since it's immutable there would be no way to remedy it. We've already got that!

What is needed is accountability by elected officials. Repealing old laws could help also. Make all the finances of government available for scrutiny, especially election contributions and kickbacks (how so many officials earn more than before they were elected).

Blockchain is rather cumbersome. It only grows, and you have to send the whole thing around everywhere (decentalized). I think the government has too much data to be able to use blockchain. (It has also been hacked before, so don't be thinking it's super secure.)

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As an Engineer I don't need RFK Jr. to attempt to explain Block Chain. So my next question, since RFK Jr clearly recognizes it's value in the Public Sector. Why not administrer the entirety of Government via Blockchain?

Blockchain could revolutionize voting and completely eliminate voter tampering and voter fraud. All public servants should be voting via Blockchain. Moreover, taxation, all Public/Civil Service budgeting/spending should be on Blockchain. In fact ALL things Government must be made Public via Blockchain. All lobbying, and all donations should be on a Blockchain. Including all activities of all 3 letter agencies of Government...

Why is he merely suggesting the budget of the Federal Government?

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There are privacy concerns for some of the data. And it's a lot of data, so it's not that great of an idea.

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Do you have an education in Political Science or have Public Service experience? Do you have an education in Logic/Technology or Law?

One thing is axiomatic of your statements they're multifaceted Logical fallacies. Sorry, Joy, but the inherent LEGAL requirements of Public Service is that it is inherently PUBLIC business, and Public information. If there's so much Government then the legal requirement is to reduce Government ffs.

When you can express the cogent argument of an objective adult, without rhetorical sophistry, & dismissive Logical fallacy, we'll have a recipe for interesting worthwhile intellectual discourse.

I'm an Engineer... Are you an Engineer?

Exactly 'what' "privacy" concerns?

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Too bad you can't converse with just anyone...

I have a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, so not an engineer, but I have relevant training to this topic.

When you speak of voting and taxation on the blockchain, I think there would be data that could be used maliciously (intimidation and identity theft).

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There you go leading with a statement that is axiomatic fallacy of Logic...

What is too bad is that I don't have the time to waste on the typical Internet contrarian, and without question you didn't make a cogent argument to lead with, so your previous comment is demonstrably contrarian.

Now with this response, we find common ground. My education is Political Science and Computer Science. I worked as an Engineer for over 30 years.

So, then you know what can be done with Blockchain, and how it can provide/accommodate individual security that is not available currently except in an IPV6 environment. Right?

So again I ask - to what "privacy" risks are you referring?

Moreover, with regard to The administration of Public service eventually moving to Blockchain - FTR - Government operates on Law. Law is a function of Logic. All things that occur in the Public Sector are Lawfully Public information. Your agreement and/or opinion isn't requisite to the legitimacy of this inherent fact of Civic/Civil Law. All things that occur in the administration of all levels of Government is Public Information. It's why it's called Public Service.

When you say things like what you have written in your last sentence it gives me pause that you don't actually know how Blockchain works right now, at this point in time! Do you even own any Cryptocurrency?

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I LOVE this idea!!

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No question about it, that suggestion is brilliant.

Could have called for defunding ABC agencies, which is warranted but instead exposing

their criminality. Interesting strategy.

Ending sentence: "While high-tech in its design, Kennedy’s proposal is rooted in common sense and democratic accountability."

Would have been a great ending except for the "democratic accountability" bit that is a misused holdover favorite. We live in a Constitutional Republic, this is not a small error.

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