Under modern political cycles, election candidates frequently promise to expand public spending to win votes—this logic is played out repeatedly. From education subsidies, childcare services, and healthcare to recent food assistance, the policy list is growing longer. On the surface, these are all labeled as "free," but in reality, they are financed through tax and debt transfer costs.



What problems does this model create? Government spending expands year after year, yet there is no corresponding accountability mechanism. When fiscal management lacks constraints, resource misallocation and waste become inevitable. The deeper issue is that the centralized distribution model itself lacks a market feedback mechanism.

In contrast, the rise of decentralized finance and crypto assets precisely reflects people's distrust of traditional financial systems and government-monopolized currencies. This is not only technological innovation but also an economic resistance to the old power structures. When governments frequently divert tax revenue to large-scale welfare spending, protecting individual assets and financial autonomy become especially important.
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AlgoAlchemistvip
· 6m ago
Basically, it's politicians' pie-in-the-sky promises, and in the end, the cost is still passed on to us, with taxes and debt together... That's why you need to hold your wallet tight and not rely entirely on that centralized system.
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0xDreamChaservip
· 6h ago
Here we go again with this? The government prints money, we foot the bill, and then they say it's for our benefits. Laughing to death.
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LiquidityNinjavip
· 6h ago
It's just the same old story with a new bottle—these hollow promises every election cycle... Wake up, everyone. There's no such thing as a free lunch, and in the end, we all have to pay the bill.
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MissedTheBoatvip
· 6h ago
Basically, it's politicians making big promises, and we end up footing the bill... Decentralization is indeed becoming more appealing.
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PonziDetectorvip
· 6h ago
That's why I went all in on crypto long ago. Why should I pay the price for the government printing money...
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FreeRidervip
· 6h ago
Really, this "free" trick has been played for so many years, and some people still believe it. Where does the government get its money? In the end, it's still us who pay the bill, just under a different name called taxes or debt. The path of decentralization is the right one; at least no one can arbitrarily freeze your assets or devalue your savings. That's true autonomy. Now I understand why more and more people are optimistic about crypto... Power cannot restrain itself, and we can only rely on technology to protect ourselves. The problem is that most people haven't realized this yet and are still applauding politicians' promises.
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