我拒絕向埃隆·馬斯克（Elon Musk）的政府繳稅。這就是原因。

如果您要問一個有我個性的人如何與同一個人結婚近25年，我會指向這種交流

As someone with my personality, it's hard to believe I've been married to the same person for almost 25 years. But last night, I had an exchange with Secret Service that might help explain it.

作為我個性的人，很難相信我已經與同一個人結婚已有近25年了。但是昨晚，我與特勤局進行了交流，可能有助於解釋它。

ME: “We are NOT paying taxes to Elon Effing Musk this year. I refuse. Pay in our own meme coins instead.”

我：“我們今年沒有向Elon繳稅。我拒絕。用我們自己的模因硬幣付款。”

HE: “Well, we could make up our own money and pay with that.”

他：“好吧，我們可以賺錢並用這筆錢付款。”

If you're not familiar with cryptocurrency, also known as "made up money," let me first congratulate you. But you may not get my husband's quip.

如果您不熟悉加密貨幣，也稱為“彌補”，請首先祝賀您。但是你可能不會得到我丈夫的諷刺。

Here's the definition of crypto from the Reserve Bank of Australia:

這是澳大利亞儲備銀行的加密定義：

Cryptocurrencies are digital tokens. They are a type of digital currency that allows people to make payments directly to each other through an online system. Cryptocurrencies have no legislated or intrinsic value; they are simply worth what people are willing to pay for them in the market.

加密貨幣是數字令牌。它們是一種數字貨幣，允許人們通過在線系統直接互相付款。加密貨幣沒有立法或內在價值；他們只是值得人們願意在市場上為他們支付的費用。

Think of it as an old-fashioned Swiss Bank that doesn’t exist, then add stockbrokers who are smoking a lot of meth. That’s crypto.

可以將其視為一家不存在的老式瑞士銀行，然後添加吸煙的股票經紀人。那是加密。

Also of note: there’s no way to consistently regulate crypto, because different regions and nations have different rules surrounding it.

還要注意：無法始終如一地調節加密貨幣，因為不同的地區和國家對其有不同的規則。

Meme coins are even worse. From Investopedia:

模因硬幣甚至更糟。來自Investopedia：

A meme coin is a cryptocurrency named after characters, individuals, animals, artwork, or anything else in an attempt to be humorous, light-hearted, and attract a user base by promising a fun community.

模因硬幣是一種以角色，個人，動物，藝術品或其他任何東西命名的加密貨幣，試圖通過承諾一個有趣的社區來吸引幽默，輕鬆愉快，並吸引用戶群。

Ridiculous, right?

荒謬，對吧？

Just before he was sworn into office, President Trump rolled out his own meme coin. It made over a hundred million dollars in trading fees. Even after the stock fell in price by half, it made him billions of dollars.

在他宣誓就職之前，特朗普總統推出了自己的模因硬幣。它賺了超過一億美元的交易費用。即使股票價格下降了一半，這也使他賺了數十億美元。

Seven or eight years ago, I made a bit of money with crypto. I have always been fond of the underworld, and I understand the investing principle of “buy low, sell high.”

七八年前，我用加密貨幣賺了一點錢。我一直都喜歡黑社會，我了解“低購買，賣高”的投資原則。

I made most of my money on something called blockchain, which powers cryptocurrency.

我將大部分資金賺錢在稱為區塊鏈的東西上，這為加密貨幣提供動力。

Blockchain became so hot, an iced tea company added “blockchain” to their logo so it would sell more.

區塊鏈變得如此熱，一家冰茶公司在其徽標上增加了“區塊鏈”，因此它將銷售更多。

Their stock price went up 200%.

他們的股價上漲了200％。

This is telling. It lets you in on something about investing in crypto, although honestly the same thing occurs with the regular stock market. Once a stock starts skyrocketing, investors might purchase it with little knowledge or care about what they’re buying.

這是說明的。它使您可以了解對加密貨幣的投資，儘管老實說，常規股市也發生了同樣的事情。一旦股票開始飛漲，投資者可能會在購買商品購買的商品中購買商品。

The reason I made money on blockchain isn’t because I’m an expert on cryptocurrency, but because I understand human nature.

我在區塊鏈上賺錢的原因不是因為我是加密貨幣的專家，而是因為我了解人性。

It takes a lot of energy, this cryptocurrency thing. It’s terrible for the environment. At the time I was unaware.

這需要大量的能量，這種加密貨幣。對於環境來說是可怕的。當時我沒有意識到。

Turns out I was unaware of quite a bit, and at this point I sincerely wish I were still unaware. When I think about the razor’s edge on which our nation is perched, it is impossible not to feel terror.

事實證明，我沒有意識到很多，在這一點上，我真誠地希望自己仍然沒有意識到。當我想到我們國家棲息的剃刀邊緣時，不可能不感到恐怖。

But listen, people. Now is not the time for learned helplessness. We need each other, because we the people need to take some action.

但是聽著，人們。現在不是學習無助的時間。我們需要彼此，因為我們需要採取一些行動。

Perhaps the action is a collective refusal to fund Elon Musk’s government.

也許這項行動是集體拒絕為埃隆·馬斯克（Elon Musk）政府提供資金。

Shortly after the election in November, President Trump announced that there was going to be a Department of Government Efficiency, overseen by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Ramaswamy has since bowed out, leaving Musk alone in charge. The department was to oversee the reduction of waste in federal funds.

十一月大選後不久，特朗普總統宣布將由埃隆·馬斯克（Elon Musk）和維維克·拉馬斯（Vivek Ramaswamy）監督政府效率部門。此後，拉馬斯瓦米（Ramaswamy）屈服了，讓馬斯克獨自一人負責。該部門將監督減少聯邦資金中的廢物。

Its acronym is DOGE, which is also the name of Musk’s favorite meme coin.

它的首字母縮寫是Doge，這也是Musk最喜歡的Meme Coin的名字。

There’s a cute dog as DOGE’s mascot. The most popular meme coins tend to have catchy artwork.

Doge的吉祥物有一隻可愛的狗。最受歡迎的模因硬幣往往具有吸引人的藝術品。

If you are my age or older you may begin to hear strains of The Twilight Zone theme, but here we are, folks. I didn’t make it up. Sadly, these are facts.

如果您年齡或以上，您可能會開始聽到暮光區主題的壓力，但是我們在這裡，伙計們。我沒有彌補。可悲的是，這些都是事實。

The good news: anyone can make a meme coin. You can, I can, we can all make up our own imaginary money. It won’t be worth anything unless people buy it, but we can make it, maybe it will strike the fancy of someone, and we’ll get rich.

好消息：任何人都可以製作模因硬幣。我可以，我們都可以彌補自己的想像資金。除非人們購買，否則我們可以做到這一點，但也許會打動某人的幻想，我們會致富。

Here’s a link to instructions for doing so.

這是指示這樣做的指示的鏈接。

When I told Secret Service I didn’t want to pay taxes to Musk, this is the joke. We can pay in our own meme coins.

當我告訴特勤局時，我不想向馬斯克繳稅，這是開玩笑。我們可以用自己的模因硬幣付款。

I think it’s a brilliant idea. I worry that I’ll cave out of fear and end up paying. This way I can pay Elon’s way.

我認為這是一個絕妙的主意。我擔心我會出於恐懼而陷入困境，並最終付錢。這樣，我可以支付埃隆的方式。

Fake money for his fake government.

為他的假政府偽造錢。

It’s exhausting. All of it.

這很累。所有這些。

But here’s something I feel with certainty. The federal government as we know it doesn’t exist anymore. It would be unethical for me to put money into a system that no longer supports democracy.

但這是我確定的東西。我們知道，聯邦政府不再存在。對於我來說，將錢投入不再支持民主的製度對我來說是不道德的。

Trump just made Musk a special government employee. There is absolutely nothing stopping Musk from putting our Social Security money in Trump

特朗普剛剛使馬斯克成為特殊的政府僱員。絕對沒有什麼可以阻止馬斯克將我們的社會保障資金投入特朗普