[honestlyreally]

> real money

Posit that most of society doesn't understand how money is created and destroyed. "Real money" is a falsehood as far as most human beings see it.

Cashless has many benefits, watching this phenomenon play out it my home country (quite sure we have more cashless then Sverige), why should typical cash businesses like hairdressers get huge tax benefits from being cash only over the business next door?

Its undeniable that some businesses gain huge advantage from avoiding cards.

If you have a problem with taxation then address that with the powers that be rather than supporting those who sidestep the law at the expense of everyone else.

[DINKDINK]

>why should typical cash businesses like hairdressers get huge tax benefits from being cash only over the business next door?

'Why should that person over there benefit from free speech while I am censored? We should go censor that person too.'

Do you really think a society where the government and corporations have complete control over your wealth will turn out ok over the long haul? What if you are born into a political system that you want to take no part of and wish to exit from it? Too bad, your Commune-Dollars are just 'leased' to you and not really your property, please read the terms of service you signed up for by being born in this country. Oh, suddenly you don't want to leave the country because we own your entire life? That's great -- Add another citizen lock in.

[jimmywanger]

> If you have a problem with taxation

This is ridiculous. I pay cash (mostly) because I don't want my purchases cross referenced against my identity.

If I buy a beer, I don't want that cross referenced against my car insurance. If I buy condoms, I don't want that referenced for my health insurance.

If you give people the power of all this information, they'll figure out a way to use it and make money off of it. I want to preserve my anonymity as long as I can.

Heck, we've had a long history of this. If all my music is listened through Google or Amazon, it's easy to trawl through and figure out who is "subversive" based on their musical tastes. See the McCarthy trials.

[gragas]

The problem isn't taxation. The problem is Orwellian control over yet another major part of everyday life.

[trapperkeeper74]

Exactly. If a corporate-government complex wants to "starve" cryptocurrencies and untracked assets while maximizing financial intelligence gathering for a myriad of purposes, they can eliminate physical currency and make sure the banks are as walled-gardens as possible. Control to track more of what consumers do for the benefit of the elite under false promises like "convenience" and FUD like "black money."