Kashkari Calls CBDC a Threat to Privacy

President of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve bank offers a little bit of truth:

“I can see why China would do it. In the event that they wish to monitor each one in every of your transactions, you may try this with a central financial institution digital foreign money. You possibly can’t try this with Venmo. If you wish to impose destructive rates of interest, you may try this with a central financial institution digital foreign money. You possibly can’t try this with Venmo. And if you wish to straight tax buyer accounts, you may try this with a central financial institution digital foreign money. You possibly can’t try this with Venmo. I get why China would have an interest. Why would the American folks be for that?”

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Mark Skidmore is Professor of Economics at Michigan State University where he holds the Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy. His research focuses on topics in public finance, regional economics, and the economics of natural disasters. Mark created the Lighthouse Economics website and blog to share economic research and information relevant for navigating tumultuous times.

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