Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — both seen as potential 2024 presidential candidates — have mischaracterized two Federal Reserve proposals as efforts to restrict Americans’ purchases.
for comments suggesting that Anne Frank had more freedom in hiding from the Nazis than people facing U.S. vaccination policies during the pandemic.
A Fed spokesperson declined to comment on the two politicians’ allegations but clarified that FedNow is not related to any potential central bank-issued digital currency. “What [DeSantis] is getting wrong is this idea that there’s more reporting if there’s a central bank digital currency than if it’s a commercial bank digital currency,” Klein said.Asked about the source of claims that a digital dollar would be used to limit purchases of guns or gas, DeSantis press secretary Bryan Griffin said, “The track record of the establishment throughout COVID and under this administration speaks for itself and leaves plenty of room for concern.
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