前马里兰州州长被比特币称为“可能的庞氏骗局”

马里兰州前州长，著名民主党人马丁·奥马利（Martin O'Malley）在最近的社会保障工程活动中批评比特币。

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.

输出：最近的社会保障工程活动使马里兰州的前州长马丁·奥马利（Martin O'Malley）对比特币进行了热情的批评。

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

在对社会保障的火热辩护中，奥马利在美国退休系统和加密货币之间形成了鲜明的对比。

“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.

奥马利说：“社会保障不是一个庞氏骗局，可能是邦兹的计划。”拒绝公共福利计划批评者使用的共同谈话点。

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.”

这位前州长认为，一波错误信息正在威胁社会保障的声誉。他说，像唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）和埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）这样的政治人物正在努力以他所谓的“大谎言”来侵蚀该计划的公众信任。

O’Malley listed several false claims, including:

奥马利列出了几个错误的主张，包括：

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

*特朗普说，移民从社会保障中夺走了比他们付出的更多。

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

*马斯克声称，到2024年，社会保障将用完钱。

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

*特朗普说，如果当选，他将亲自拆除社会保障。

“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.”

奥马利警告说：“这些谎言旨在打破公众的支持。” “为什么？因为社会保障很强 - 它的盈余。它的储备为2.6万亿美元。”

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

他辩称，由于国会永远不会允许任何人直接袭击这些资金，因此批评者试图破坏对系统的信心。

Comparing Bitcoin to a Ponzi Scheme

比较比特币与庞氏骗局

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

为了捍卫社会保障，奥马利在加密货币上扫荡。

“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.”

他说：“人们说社会保障是一个庞氏骗局。罂粟花！不是。比特币可能是，但不是社会保障。”奥马利强调了社会保障的往绩。它从未错过90年来的付款，他称其为“全世界最有效的保险计划”。

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，比特币因缺乏内在价值，透明度或监管监督而受到一些决策者和经济学家的批评，这些特征使某些人将其与投机方案进行了比较。