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Missourians could soon pay with gold and silver after lawmakers approve odd bill
By Kacen Bayless
Kansas City Star
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Shoppers in Kansas City and across Missouri could soon be able to pay for their groceries and pay taxes with gold and silver.
Missouri lawmakers, in a move that surprised some, this week approved a controversial bill that would make gold and silver legal tender in the state. The legislation, which passed both chambers of the General Assembly as an amendment to a sweeping finance-related bill, is headed to Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk.
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The Republican-led legislation would require state government entities to accept electronic versions of gold and silver, called "electronic specie currency," as forms of payment for taxes and public debts.
While the measure would not require businesses to accept gold and silver as payment for private uses, such as groceries, it would allow them to do so. ...
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https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article305909336.html
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