• Senator Tommy Tuberville is introducing a bill that would prevent the Department of Labor from preventing retirees from using their funds to purchase cryptocurrency.
• The bill seeks to protect crypto retirement investments and promote personal liberty in managing savings accounts.
• Elizabeth Warren has been an outspoken opponent of Fidelity’s decision to allow clients to use their retirement funds to invest in crypto.
Senator Reintroduces Retirement Crypto Investment Bill
Senator Tommy Tuberville – a Republican from Alabama – is reintroducing a bill that would prevent the Department of Labor from getting in the way if retirees want to use their funds to purchase crypto or other forms of speculative assets. The move is being initiated not so much because Tuberville is a major crypto fan, but because he’s sick and tired of President Biden and his administration working their tails off to regulate the funds of everyday Americans.
Government Interference
Tuberville commented in a recent interview: “The Biden administration can’t keep its hands off of Americans‘ finances. Meddling in 401(k) investments through overregulation restrains financial growth and restricts personal liberty. The federal government shouldn’t choose winners and losers in the investment game. Bureaucrats have no business telling hard-working Americans how to manage their savings accounts. My bill ensures that everyone who earns a paycheck has the financial freedom to invest in their futures however they see fit.“
Elizabeth Warren’s Opposition
Several members of the Democratic party have sought to get in the way when it comes to Americans making their own decisions about what they do with their money—most notably Elizabeth Warren, who attacked Fidelity for allowing clients to use their retirement funds for crypto investments, which she deemed irresponsible tactics.
American Freedom
At the end of the day, however, what Americans spend their money on or how they invest should not be left up to government regulation—something Founding Fathers recognized when forming our Constitution. It marks a sickening era for American freedoms if individuals like Biden are trying prevent this right given by our ancestors.
Crypto Hypocrisy
Many Democrats are using FTX exchange’s collapse as an excuse for initiating crypto regulation when it should ultimately be up American citizens themselves, not those in power, as should all financial practices be according our nation’s founding documents..