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Think. Again.

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10. From the lnked article...

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Sun Mar 23, 2025, 01:06 PM

Mar 2025

That the GENIUS bill is a priority for the White House and the Senate Republican leadership, to be rushed through Congress in the first hundred days, has not deterred Democrats from backing it. But in the context of President Trump’s illegal dismantling of agencies and commandeering of Congress’s power of the purse, his maneuvers on crypto in particular make it confounding why Democrats would throw their support his way.

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Some Democrats Endorse Bill Allowing Elon Musk to Create His Own Currency [View all] Passages Mar 2025 OP

I agree with Stiglitz. SheltieLover Mar 2025 #1

Yes, and with good reason. Passages Mar 2025 #2

Crypto is great for money laundering & scamming people. SheltieLover Mar 2025 #3

That's insane, and it's particularly shameful for Democrats to support it. highplainsdem Mar 2025 #4

It is disturbing. Passages Mar 2025 #6

Agreed. Sounds like they've been bought by the "industry", which is terrible LymphocyteLover Mar 2025 #12

If they blow US Treasury taxpayer money there will be a blood bath Historic NY Mar 2025 #5

Yes, I agree..the stakes are that high. Passages Mar 2025 #7

Crypto is a scam making the billionaires richer. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #8

I remember an article about the crypto people helping force out Biden. LisaM Mar 2025 #9

From the lnked article... Think. Again. Mar 2025 #10

His own money backed by "Full Faith and Credit" louis-t Mar 2025 #11

Maybe I'm just too old to see any good that can come from this, slightlv Mar 2025 #13

The collaboration continues iemanja Mar 2025 #14

Only if you want to maroon him on a desert island Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2025 #15