[Tilted Irish Kilt]

oblomov :" Yet another disastrous policy pushed by Obama post-election. "

Commies love digital monies as they can be eliminated by hackers.
All that it takes is elimination of electronic digits,
and restricts freedom of choice (another commie tactic).

[a fool in paradise]

You can also charge a slice of that money for each transaction.

Someone profits in the end.