Is Bitcoin Better Than Gold? Part Four: Politics
Politics dominates much of the Bitcoin vs. gold debate. Bitcoin enthusiasts often speculate on how the digital currency can undermine the state, fostering individual economic liberty for society at large. On the other hand, Bitcoin skeptics worry about the currency enabling their political enemies to gain a financial advantage. For example, Bitcoin-friendly political candidates can draw in single-interest voters from all demographics — from both the left and right — by taking a strong and positive stance on Bitcoin. Alternatively, as a more insidious example, terrorist groups like ISIS can....
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The Flux Party of Australia suggests using a Bitcoin-based approach to save democracy from itself. The virtual tokens will be issued to distribute the will of their voters to their elected officials. Bitcoin Debut in Politics. The politics of Australia has been in turmoil for some time now. The country has seen five Prime Ministers in and out of the chair in the last 5 years. The Upper House has been deadlocked by a few senators that were elected with less than 1% of the vote, owing to the eccentric electoral system of Australia. For the Aussies, there couldn’t be a better time for a fresh....