Plain English Breakdown
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Transactional Gold and Silver Act
This bill makes gold and silver coins legal money in Georgia, creates a place to store them, sets up an electronic payment system for these metals, bans social credit scoring systems within this framework, and prohibits taxes on transactions involving them.
What This Bill Does
- Makes gold and silver coins official legal tender that can be used to pay debts.
- Creates a bullion depository where people can safely store their precious metal assets.
- Establishes an electronic payment system specifically for buying, selling, or transferring gold and silver.
- Requires the state treasurer's office to create rules and guidelines for these new systems.
- Prohibits any taxes on transactions that involve gold and silver coins or legal tender.
- Bans social credit scoring systems within this financial framework.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Office of State Treasurer, which must manage the new depository and rules.
- Georgia residents who choose to buy, sell, store, or trade gold and silver coins.
- Businesses that accept gold and silver as payment for goods or services.
Terms To Know
- Legal tender
- Money that the government says must be accepted if offered to pay a debt.
- Specie
- Coins made of gold or silver, rather than paper money.
- Bullion depository
- A secure facility where people can store their precious metal bars and coins.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill text does not state the specific date when these new rules will begin.
- It is unclear how much money the government has set aside to build or run the depository and payment system.
- The exact details of the electronic payment system are not described in this summary.