[DiogenesLamp]

That way it feeds into my financial software into neat categories so that I can carefully log and track my expenses.

And I have little doubt the fascist forces in our government will be enthusiastic for it because of those very same reasons.

I occasionally see stories about "negative interest rates."

A Cashless society would make such an "innovation" unavoidable.

[SamAdams76]

Actually using cash will not prevent you from being tracked by the authorities. Facial recognition has come a long way and it is likely that the federal government has a facial recognition database for every citizen.

Certainly every point-of-sale has surveillance cameras and whether you pay cash or not, the federal government has very accurate records of every single item that you purchase. Be it a corn dog, a can of Dr. Pepper or women's lingerie that you plan to wear in private.