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Should citizens be allowed to secure their money in self-hosted digital wallets that the government can monitor but not control?

Self-hosted digital wallets are personal, user-managed storage solutions for digital currencies like Bitcoin, which provide individuals with control over their funds without relying on third-party institutions. Monitoring refers to the government having the capability to oversee transactions without the ability to directly control or interfere with the funds. Proponents argue that it ensures personal financial freedom and security while allowing the government to monitor for illegal activities such as money laundering and terrorism financing. Opponents argue that even monitoring infringes on privacy rights and that self-hosted wallets should remain completely private and free from government oversight.

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Response rates from 162k America voters.

68%
Yes
32%
No
57%
Yes
31%
No
11%
Yes, and also allowed to use a privacy layer that prevents monitoring of funds and transactions
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No, and ban digital wallets that do not contain backdoor access for government agencies

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 @9N8ZP5W from Utah  answered…2yrs2Y

Citizens should be allowed to secure their money in self-hosted digital wallets that the government can NOT monitor.

 @8TB798W  from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, citizens should be allowed to secure their money in self-hosted digital wallets but the government should not be able to monitor or control it without a warrant.

 @9Q6QQJ3 from California  answered…2yrs2Y

No, the people and the church should rule everything. The church will be ultra compassionate and ultra left wing, while the people make sure what is best for them happens.

 @9NJY9NF from California  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but only if the government has backdoor access in order to freeze the funds of criminals (with such action requiring a warrant).

 @9NC7W5K from Tennessee  answered…2yrs2Y

Citizens should be allowed to secure their money in a self-hosted digital wallet that the government cannot monitor or control

 @9NF5V4X from Kansas  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but the government should not be allowed to monitor or control the wallet without a court order

 @9Q6Q2L8 from Pennsylvania  answered…2yrs2Y

No, citizens should be allowed to secure their money in self-hosted digital wallets that the government can neither monitor nor control

 @3YMHFXW from Colorado  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but ban backdoor access. The government does not need to see into the private lives of private citizens.

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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