Congress sneaks CBDC into housing bill, economist warns 80% of voters opposed
Congress sneaks CBDC into housing bill, economist warns 80% of voters opposed
Economist Peter St. Onge’s post warning that a CBDC provision is buried inside a must-pass housing bill drew nearly 196,000 views on X in under three hours.The U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on March 12 with an 89–10 vote, embedding a ban on Federal Reserve-issued digital dollars through 2031.The bill must still pass the House, where Republican lawmakers are pushing for a permanent CBDC ban rather than the temporary prohibition in the Senate version.