Revalation 13: "And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six."
It's all part of the one world government/religion/dictator end game. We were warned 1,985 years ago, and it is inevitable.
The only unknown is the timing...
Not all of Revelation occurs this far upstream....
There is something to be said for cash. I have 20.00 in my pocket- needs to last to end of the week. Will I buy that soda, or cigs probably not. If I can put on my card maybe, as I do not need to account for it until next month.
Cash brings home that these are not just electronic numbers- cash is real for those that have never budgeted