Robert F. Kennedy Jr vows to back US dollar with Bitcoin if elected president
RFK Jr. said he will use Bitcoin to stabilize the U.S. dollar as well as make Bitcoin profits exempt from capital gains tax.
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to progressively back the United States dollar with Bitcoin (BTC) if he is elected president.
Speaking at a July 19 Heal-the-Divide PAC event, Kennedy claimed that backing the U.S. dollar with what he called "hard currency," including gold, silver, platinum or Bitcoin, could help to re-stabilize the American economy.
"Backing dollars and U.S. debt obligations with hard assets could help restore strength back to the dollar, rein in inflation and usher in a new era of American financial stability, peace and prosperity.”
Kennedy explained the process would be gradual and depending on the plan’s success he’d adjust the amount of backing for the dollar.
“My plan would be to start very, very small, perhaps 1% of issued T-bills would be backed by hard currency, by gold, silver platinum or Bitcoin,” he said.
Additionally, Kennedy declared he would make Bitcoin to U.S. dollar conversions exempt from capital gains taxes.
In his view, the proposed exemption would spur investment and incentivize ventures to grow their business in the U.S. instead of other crypto-friendly jurisdictions such as Singapore or Switzerland.
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