Submission by Tom DeWeese, American Policy Center

The threat of using artificial intelligence (AI) to control our society is growing. That’s why I believe it’s urgent that Americans take strong action to stop it, or at least take serious action to control it.

Digital ID systems implemented through government and corporations will have unprecedented power to track, monitor, and control every aspect of your life—from your money and healthcare to your social connections.

Bill Gates, one of the most powerful proponents behind AI, has warned that “Digital ID must be accepted by U.S. citizens by 2028. Otherwise, they risk exclusion from society.” That means controlling where you can travel. They will monitor who you associate with, what you spend your money on, and what you believe politically.

In your bank, the move is on to replace cash with digital currency. Accounts can be closed at any time and money confiscated—because, in reality, there is no physical money. It’s simply digital wealth controlled at the whim of a government bureaucrat.

Do you fully understand what no cash means and how you will be personally affected? A cashless society means fully digital. Cash won’t exist. Banks will have full control of every single dollar in your accounts. Every transaction will be recorded. You will control nothing.

You won’t be able to have a hidden supply of backup cash in your home for everyday needs.

It means no more money in birthday cards or extra cash earned from odd jobs to help you balance your budget on a rainy day.

Your grandchildren will never know what a piggy bank is.

No more charity collections or yard sales to raise extra money by getting rid of old belongings.

Every transaction can be blocked by a non-elected government bureaucrat. If they have any questions about a transaction, they will be able to freeze your accounts—for your own good, of course.

And here is a vital detail: the government will decide what you can and cannot buy. This will come after the government has created regulations about what products a company may sell—all for your safety. You know what I mean—electric cars, bikes, or public transportation instead of gas-powered cars in those 15-minute cities your city council is building.

And look at the growing control over farmland that’s being covered by wind and solar projects—or the thousands of acres being taken over by massive data centers. Eventually, they will tell you we have a food shortage.

Now the government will have to control what you purchase to eat. Remember, we’ve recently been told that someday we may need to eat bugs instead of beef, ham, and chicken. Every single person I’ve talked to about this has adamantly declared they will never eat bugs! Oh? But what if the government declares a food emergency and bugs are all you are able to purchase with your controlled, cashless digital bank account?

And let’s add one more layer to the control—your source of income. How do you earn it? Many reports have shown that the massive move to control us with AI will affect and even eliminate many jobs people currently have. What is the plan for those who become jobless? Here is their plan, in their own words:

“As AI systems become more advanced, they will start to infiltrate various sectors, beginning with white-collar jobs and eventually extending to blue-collar industries… This shift could lead to a situation where businesses simply don’t need human employees to maintain and increase profits… One widely discussed solution to the potential job displacement caused by AI is Universal Basic Income. This concept involves providing all citizens with a regular, unconditional sum of money to ensure they can meet their basic needs, regardless of their employment status… the primary means of earning a living is no longer necessary for many.”

This is a drive toward slavery. You will have no control over your life. There will be no incentive to create new ideas and products. Corporations will dictate what products are available, including your food, clothing, and housing.

There will be no freedom of choice, no hopes, no dreams for your life. In short, the cashless society driven by AI is the greatest threat to human society ever conceived.

The excuse being used to enforce a cashless society is the continued decline in the value of cash and the high cost of producing coins and paper currency. The government has already stopped producing pennies.

The real solution, proponents argue, is to return the dollar to the gold standard. Paper dollars were originally created as certificates representing value backed by gold reserves. When President Richard Nixon took the United States off the gold standard, the value of paper currency was exposed. It now loses value on a daily basis, propped up only by government policy.

Perhaps you’ve heard the old joke that only government can take a valuable commodity like paper, put ink on both sides, and render it worthless. That describes our dollar today. The government’s answer now is to move us to a cashless society and control it all through a computer. In that system, there will be no free market, no personal wealth, and no private property that holds real value. Our whole nation will become a tyrannical copy of New York City under its new communist mayor.

This cashless society must be stopped. To do that, you and I must build a loud and strong opposition to it. Right now, President Trump is surrounded by technocrats who are constantly pushing him to move forward with a cashless society. He must hear from us. He must know that we oppose this. I believe that if we build that opposition and he hears us, he will take the right action.

So, I’m asking you to do one of three things. You can call the White House and leave a message of opposition. A thousand calls in one day would certainly be noticed. Here is the White House phone number: 202-456-1111.

Or you can write a message to President Trump through the White House contact page. Use some of the information I have provided in this article: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

The third way to contact him is to write a letter and mail it to The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20500. Again, if he suddenly receives thousands of phone calls, emails, and letters, that will have a significant impact.

Whichever way you contact him, express your opposition to a cashless society and urge him to issue a new executive order to protect cash by returning America to the gold standard.

President Trump is being heavily pressured by powerful forces both inside and outside the government to enforce a cashless society. We must counter that pressure and let him know the American people are opposed. I feel certain he will do the right thing, but he must hear from us. Please make those calls or write those emails or letters as outlined above.

This will be one of the most important fights for freedom you and I will ever wage. Please share this information with your friends and neighbors. Urge them to call or write. We need to build that response to win this fight.

 

Feature photo: Artem.G, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons