Think about how digital movies and games are routinely locked and blocked. Do you want the government to be able to do that to all of your liquid cash?
I get your point, but if your government is already screwing up the economy - hoarding physical cash is no better. See African countries and India’s 2016 cash crisis: massive queues at the bank for worthless paper.
ma11en@lemmy.world 10 months ago
As someone who worked in shops for many years, cash is disgusting and should be burned!
centof@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Think about how digital movies and games are routinely locked and blocked. Do you want the government to be able to do that to all of your liquid cash?
corus_kt@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I get your point, but if your government is already screwing up the economy - hoarding physical cash is no better. See African countries and India’s 2016 cash crisis: massive queues at the bank for worthless paper.
runblack@reddthat.com 10 months ago
It’s not about hoarding cash. It’s about privacy and surveillance. Cash is the only truly anonymous means of payment.
DessertStorms@kbin.social 10 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/jun/24/you-cant-pay-cash-here-how-cashless-society-harms-most-vulnerable
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/19/cashless-society-con-big-finance-banks-closing-atms
ma11en@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Still doesn’t stop it being disgusting, on a busy day I used to have to wash my hands at least hourly.
Poggervania@kbin.social 10 months ago
Bruh tf kind of cash do you handle??? Did people wipe their shit on it or something?
DessertStorms@kbin.social 10 months ago
Oh the horror! How do you make it through each day, you brave soul?! 🙄🙄🙄