Seigniorage - Bitcoin Poem 051 - Problems and Solutions Series 13

Seigniorage refers to the profits
   A government earns by creating and
      Issuing new currency for a nation, but
         The seigniorage benefits those in power
            Who receive the new money first via the 
               Cantillon effect. Specifically, the Federal 
                  Reserve, the US Treasury, & large banks
                     Therefore 
                  In order to foster more equality in finance
               We can move to a decentralized currency 
            In the Bitcoin network the profits earned 
         From creating new bitcoin are given out 
      To those who work maintaining and 
   Securing the network, rather than to 
Any centralized person or group
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