#253: Local government, building a strong town, and bitcoin on the balance sheet with Mayor Scott Conger

<p>Join Marty as he sits down with the Mayor of Jackson Tennessee, Scott Conger, to discuss:</p> <p>- Being the 3rd Mayor of Jackson in his family</p> <p>- The day to day of leading a small city</p> <p>- How Mayor Conger approaches taxes for the city</p> <p>- How Mayor Conger became interested in bitcoin</p> <p>- Bitcoin's role in local government</p> <p>- Local v. Federal government</p> <p>- "If not me, then who?" </p> <p>- much more</p> <p>Follow Mayor Conger on <a href="https://twitter.com/MayorConger">Twitter</a></p> <p>Shoutout to this week's sponsors.</p> <p>Cash App. Start #stackingsats today. Use the promo code: "stackingsats" to receive $10 and contribute $10 to OWLS Lacrosse when you <a href="https://cash.app/">download the app</a>.</p> <p>Lend at Hodl Hodl is a new non-custodial bitcoin backed lending platform, that allows peer to peer lending and borrowing between users, globally, anonymously & on your own terms. Create you offers & set your own terms on <a href="https://lend.hodlhodl.com/">lend.hodlhodl.com</a></p> <p>Compass Mining. Compass wants to democratize bitcoins hashrate and give everyone the ability to strengthen the network while mining bitcoin profitably. Thanks to Compass, it’s never been easier to mine bitcoin. Check them out at <a href="https://compassmining.io/">compassmining.io</a></p> <p>Braiins. <a href="https://braiins.com/">Braiins</a> are leaders in the mining industry; running Slush Pool, creating firmware to make miners more profitable (Braiins OS+), and building out Stratum V2 to help further decentralize mining and make Bitcoin more robust. Check out their <a href="https://insights.braiins.com/profitability-calculator">mining profitability calculator</a>.</p>