Episode 1462 • • 1:19:58 - 1:24:06
1462: HAARP at Home
Credit Card Tracking, Gun Purchase Merchant Codes
Amalgamated Bank CEO Priscilla Sims Brown is advocating for a unique merchant category code for firearm sellers to track "suspicious" gun purchases. Major credit card companies like Visa and Mastercard have twice rejected the application, stating it is the responsibility of elected officials to address gun violence. Skeptics argue this tracking is a precursor to a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) that could be used to block legal firearm transactions.