Fighting for Bitcoin in Congress with Aarika Rhodes - WBD413

Location: Los Angeles
Date: Sunday 17th October
Role: Teacher & Congressional Candidate


Aarika Rhodes is an elementary school science teacher who is
running for CA 30th Congressional District in 2022 for the
Democratic Party. She is up against the anti-bitcoin and 12 term
veteran Brad Sherman.


Unlike Sherman, Aarika is pro-bitcoin whilst also remaining a
proponent for more left-wing policies like universal basic
income.


While some believe that Bitcoin's conservative monetary policy
leads to it being a more right-wing idea, Aarika is proving that
it is an apolitical tool that does not discriminate.


Bitcoin is not going away, and those that embrace it early will
be the ones who benefit the most, no matter which side of the
political aisle they fall on.


In this interview, I talk to Democratic congressional candidate
Aarika Rhodes. We discuss financial literacy and education,
universal basic income, and broken incentives in our political
system.