"As powerful as the intelligence agencies are, there is another secretive government institution that also has great ability to harm, or help, politicians: the Federal Reserve," writes Dr. Paul.
"For far too long, federal regulators have focused on advancing the agenda of the far left at the expense of their core mission," said Senator Vance. "This legislation aims to correct that imbalance by ensuring the banking system is governed by ethical and apolitical oversight."
Just 39% of the middle-class Americans surveyed in a Harris Poll commissioned by Bloomberg in late March and June believe their financial situation will improve within the next year.
The tests, which took place over 12 weeks with some of the world's leading banks, including Citigroup Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co., sought to evaluate the potential of digital currencies to enhance both domestic and international payment systems.
"By tracking every financial transaction, they will have access to every detail of our spending, the recipient of our money, and how we allocate our resources. In essence, it replicates George Orwell’s dystopian society depicted in 1984," critics have argued.
Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the IMF, recently confirmed at a conference in Rabat, Morocco, that the fund is working diligently on a global infrastructure to ensure interoperability between CBDCs issued by national central banks.
