Following this logic, to get rid of cash because criminals use cash, launder money, evade authorities, etc.
1. Then ban motels, because motels are used by prostitutes and drug dealers, who set up meth labs, and other criminal activites on rented property.
2. Ban cars because criminals drive around in cars.
3. Ban cellular phones because these phones, esp. throwaway phones, are used quite a bit to arrange criminal activity.
4. Ban rental real estate, because criminal types often rent apartments or office space, to carry out their crimes.
5. Ban food stamps or EBT cards, because they are used in money laundering schemes.
This is just off the top of my head, but, anyone else see my point?? Anyone else agree?? There are so many ways which criminals take advantage of everyday transactions. So are we going to ban such transactions, because it will stop criminals from that form of crime????
“Every transaction inevitably leaves a trail. Cash doesn’t"
This is the real reason. The government wants a record of everyone's transactions.
On the surface your post would be taken as tongue in cheek.
But in fact, that is *exactly* where they are going with this.
Cash is simply the avenue of least resistance/first attack.
The ultimate goal is now as it always has been -
total control of everything and everyone.
Precisely!
Now, the question is: Why are they attacking cash and not, say, motels? I.e., what is their real agenda?
Regards,
To claim $100 bills are only used by drug dealers fails to reason why cash is preferable to other forms of payment.
The kingpins will have the money laundered into smaller denominations or cover businesses in order to make their finances legitimate. If larger bills are identified with crime, then the criminals will operate in smaller currencies.