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by Fbnkigffb66tfbj 867 days ago
I can't imagine any major government would willing give its citizens anonymity when they have such a perfect excuse for ratcheting up surveillance with a database of our entire financial lives.
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We're actually (i.e. here in Sweden) having big pre-proposal investigation to determine what can be done to keep cash available, for reasons of anonymity and security against, let's Russian interference with banks or fibre cables.

But I prefer an electronic solution and do not want physical cash. This is of course a slightly risky view, but I believe that it can save us huge amounts of money and strengthen our economy.