{"id":2227320,"date":"2024-04-22T15:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-has-a-new-plan-for-government-transparency-budget-on-blockchain\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T15:19:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T19:19:48","slug":"rfk-jr-has-a-new-plan-for-government-transparency-budget-on-blockchain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-has-a-new-plan-for-government-transparency-budget-on-blockchain\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. proposes innovative transparency plan: &#8216;Blockchain Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frfk-jr-has-a-new-plan-for-government-transparency-budget-on-blockchain%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2227320&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Independent presidential candidate \u2064Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emphasizes transparency in government spending, down to the cost of a toilet \u200bseat. At a Michigan rally, he advocated for placing the U.S. budget on blockchain to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-telephone-number-and-access-code-allow-people-to-remotely-listen-to-ghislaine-maxwells-trial\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Telephone Number And Access Code Allow People To Remotely Listen To Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s Trial?\">ensure public access<\/a> and oversight. This\u200b move aims to make\u2062 all budget items visible \u2063to every American, enhancing \u200daccountability and scrutiny. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evan-mcmullin-is-the-democrats-utah-senate-candidate\/\" title=\"Evan McMullin Is The Democrats\u2019 Utah Senate Candidate\">independent presidential candidate<\/a>, prioritizes transparency in government spending, \u2064even\u200c on\u200b trivial items like\u200b toilet seats. During a Michigan rally, he proposed shifting the U.S. budget onto blockchain for increased public access and oversight. This initiative intends to provide full visibility of all budget components to every American, fostering accountability\u200d and scrutiny.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/independent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Independent<\/a> presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2973462\/rfk-jr-pocketing-more-voters-from-trump-than-biden-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> wants the public to know how much something as trivial as a toilet seat will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>cost<\/a> the government. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a rally in Michigan on Sunday, Kennedy stated he wanted the United States budget on blockchain to make government spending transparent. A blockchain is a ledger of transactions used with cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin or ethereum.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>RFK Jr. at Michigan rally: \u201cI\u2019m gonna put the entire US budget on blockchain\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery American can look at every budget item in the entire budget, anytime they want, 24 hours a day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re gonna have 300 million eyeballs on our budget, and if somebody is spending $16,000 for a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aqJ1JNUpxc\">pic.twitter.com\/aqJ1JNUpxc<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Holden Culotta (@Holden_Culotta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Holden_Culotta\/status\/1782240403879576041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kennedy\u2019s reference to long-standing scandals that the government overpaid for toilet seats serves to show the true transparency that blockchain would offer, though the task of placing every government transaction on a given blockchain could prove monumental.<\/p>\n<p>With the government planning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>spend<\/a> about $3.8 trillion this year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-man-trying-to-shake-up-yales-secretive-governing-body\/\" title=\"Meet the Man Trying to Shake Up Yale\u2019s Secretive Governing Body\">independent candidate<\/a> would have an extremely steep slope to climb if he ever gets to put his claim in motion.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy has long championed cryptocurrency. He <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto.news\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-proposes-putting-the-2024-us-budget-on-blockchain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> he would accept campaign contributions in bitcoin and held up to $250,000 in the cryptocurrency at one point last year. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stand with Crypto, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit group that \u201cchampions for clear, common-sense regulations for the crypto industry,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standwithcrypto.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rates<\/a> Kennedy an \u201cA\u201d grade, while former President Donald Trump has a \u201cB\u201d and President Joe Biden a \u201cD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/rfk-jr-candidacy-hurts-trump-biden-nbc-news-poll-finds-rcna148536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>polled<\/a> at 13% in a five-way NBC poll between him, Biden, Trump, Cornel West, and Jill Stein. The poll was conducted before the rest of the Kennedy family endorsed Biden over Kennedy, though the independent candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-biden-3398c70cf2ce5432d1ca4bc96ee3ad05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> he loves his family either way.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aims for government transparency by revealing even minor expenses like toilet seats. At a Michigan rally, he advocated for the U.S. budget on blockchain to ensure transparency in government spending. 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