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Phil Haunschild joins us this week to discuss how blockchain technology could potentially eliminate the governments\\u2019 presence in welfare and charity.

Among the uninitiated, \\u2018blockchain\\u2019 is often treated as a synonym for \\u2018cryptocurrency.\\u2019 But blockchain technology has many other potential applications, including ways of improving the efficiency and transparency of good governance. For example, Phil Haunschild from the Idaho Freedom Foundation explains how a state-level blockchain could replace the expensive requirement to post public notices in newspapers, potentially saving millions of dollars in just one state. Phil then outlines his even grander plan to replace food stamps and other welfare programs with privately-run, blockchain-enabled charities.

How is blockchain a better tool than a state-run database? How do smart contracts work in tandem with blockchain technology? Could blockchain be used in order to eliminate the presence of government in welfare and charity?

Further Reading

A path to eliminate government subsidies for the media, writted by Phil Haunschild

Idaho Freedom Foundation project proposal about how blockchain could allow people to be in control of the welfare system rather than the government. 

Blockchain Could Upend Welfare Programs, written by Phil Haunschild & Janae Wilkerson for the National Review

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