前馬里蘭州州長被比特幣稱為“可能的龐氏騙局”

馬里蘭州前州長，著名民主黨人馬丁·奧馬利（Martin O'Malley）在最近的社會保障工程活動中批評比特幣。

output: A recent Social Security Works event saw Martin O’Malley, a former Governor of Maryland and a prominent Democrat, deliver a passionate critique of Bitcoin.

輸出：最近的社會保障工程活動使馬里蘭州的前州長馬丁·奧馬利（Martin O'Malley）對比特幣進行了熱情的批評。

During a fiery defense of Social Security, O’Malley drew a stark contrast between the U.S. retirement system and the cryptocurrency.

在對社會保障的火熱辯護中，奧馬利在美國退休系統和加密貨幣之間形成了鮮明的對比。

“Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme—Bitcoin might be,” said O’Malley, rejecting a common talking point used by critics of the public benefits program.

奧馬利說：“社會保障不是一個龐氏騙局，可能是邦茲的計劃。”拒絕公共福利計劃批評者使用的共同談話點。

The former governor argued that a wave of misinformation is threatening Social Security’s reputation. He said political figures like Donald Trump and Elon Musk are working to erode public trust in the program with what he called “big lies.”

這位前州長認為，一波錯誤信息正在威脅社會保障的聲譽。他說，像唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）和埃隆·馬斯克（Elon Musk）這樣的政治人物正在努力以他所謂的“大謊言”來侵蝕該計劃的公眾信任。

O’Malley listed several false claims, including:

奧馬利列出了幾個錯誤的主張，包括：

* Trump saying that immigrants take more out of Social Security than they pay in.

*特朗普說，移民從社會保障中奪走了比他們付出的更多。

* Musk claiming that Social Security will run out of money by 2024.

*馬斯克聲稱，到2024年，社會保障將用完錢。

* Trump stating that he will personally dismantle Social Security if elected.

*特朗普說，如果當選，他將親自拆除社會保障。

“These are lies designed to break public support,” O’Malley warned. “Why? Because Social Security is strong—it runs a surplus. It has a reserve of $2.6 trillion.”

奧馬利警告說：“這些謊言旨在打破公眾的支持。” “為什麼？因為社會保障很強 - 它的盈餘。它的儲備為2.6萬億美元。”

He argued that because Congress would never allow anyone to directly raid those funds, critics are instead trying to undermine confidence in the system.

他辯稱，由於國會永遠不會允許任何人直接襲擊這些資金，因此批評者試圖破壞對系統的信心。

Comparing Bitcoin to a Ponzi Scheme

比較比特幣與龐氏騙局

In defending Social Security, O'Malley took a swipe at cryptocurrency.

為了捍衛社會保障，奧馬利在加密貨幣上掃蕩。

“People say Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. Poppycock! It’s not. Bitcoin might be, but not Social Security,” he said. O’Malley highlighted Social Security’s track record. It’s never missed a payment in 90 years, and he called it “the most efficient insurance program in the entire world.”

他說：“人們說社會保障是一個龐氏騙局。罌粟花！不是。比特幣可能是，但不是社會保障。”奧馬利強調了社會保障的往績。它從未錯過90年來的付款，他稱其為“全世界最有效的保險計劃”。

By comparison, Bitcoin has been criticized by some policymakers and economists for lacking intrinsic value, transparency, or regulatory oversight—traits that lead some to compare it to speculative schemes.

相比之下，比特幣因缺乏內在價值，透明度或監管監督而受到一些決策者和經濟學家的批評，這些特徵使某些人將其與投機方案進行了比較。