Posted on 05/27/2018 3:14:39 PM PDT by Olog-hai
As Sweden moves ever closer to a cashless economy, tourists are starting to complain, according to state promotion agency Visit Sweden.
Ewa Lagerqvist, the agencys chief executive, told Swedens TT newswire that Germans, who frequently use cash at home, expect to be able to do so in Sweden as well. The Germans want to avoid the charges which banks take out on card payments, but they also cite deep-rooted privacy concerns when they consider why they want to be able to use cash, she said. For the Brits, its more purely the bank charges which annoy them. Tourists also complain that some payment systems only work with Swedish credit cards, excluding foreign consumers.
The complaint comes as Swedens Swish Payment system suffered a serious outage on Saturday, underlining the limits of a cash-free world for those who had been relying on the service for summer flea markets held across the country. The problem, which started at around 1 pm, was resolved after a few hours.
More and more cafés, restaurants and bars in Sweden are going cash free, hoping to save staff time, reduce the risk of them pilfering from the till, and to stop violent robberies.
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Where and when possible always pay cash since CASH = FREEDOM! It is also the best way to stay out of debt by not living above and beyond our financial means and we are not charged late fees, ridiculous interest rates, or transaction charges.
While we do occasionally use credit cards, cashless societies prohibit any and all cash transactions and FORCE their citizens and visitors to use credit cards to buy and sell everything. Simply put this equals governmental CONTROL and invasive MONITORING of everything you buy and sell.
If, for any reason the "cashless state" views you as a "criminal" or one who holds "deviant opinions" according to their definition then they can cut you off entirely.
But her in lies THE SINGULAR PROBLEM, THE RUB with ANY and ALL "credit and debit cards": They can be stolen! One day, in the not too distant future, "cashless governments and states" will make the monumental decision that in order to remedy this flaw and to provide "security for those conducting financial business of any kind within our borders", people will be "chipped" or branded so that "transactions are secure and people's financial data can't be readily stolen or hacked".
This move will be hyped and promoted as "convenient and secure". So step right up and take The Mark and this cash money mess, with its threat of criminality and tax evasion will be wiped clean and "fixed once and for all!"
Already, all over the world you see governments, businesses and powerfully influential organizations stigmatizing and criminalizing the use of CASH.
One day, very soon this will become universal in preparation for the doing away with the use of all cash by the coming Antichrist. It is just a matter of time
I was talking with a friend the other day about the implants and purchasing with it and how it is spoken of even in the bible as a machination of the beast But where is it in the bible? Do you know?
It is in Revelations, I recall.
cashless flea markets! How lame is this!!!!! No wonder the Swedes are screwed! hahahahahah
Those who receive the mark will be tormented during the tribulation: Revelation 16:2. And the Antichrist and his False Prophet who deceived the whole world and who they followed and worshipped by receiving his mark will be bodily cast alive into the Lake of Fire, without seeing physical death at the end of the tribulation: Revelation 19:20.
*Note: the Antichrist and his False Prophet will still be alive even after 1,000 years of dwelling in unspeakable torment in the Lake of Fire, where they will be perpetually tormented FOREVER, along with everyone who has rejected The Lord Jesus Christmas throughout all of human history, hence, their names are NOT FOUND written in The Lamb's (i.e., The Lord Jesus Christ: see John 1:29, 36; Revelation 19:9; 21:23; 22: verses 1 and 3) "Book of Life": Revelation 20:10 - 15.
On the other hand, EVERYONE who believed upon and followed the Lord Jesus Christ during the 7 year tribulation, and REFUSED to receive the Mark of the Beast, will rule and reign with Christ: Revelation 20:4. And then ultimately have this to look forward to: Read Revelation chapters 21 and 22.
I hope all of the above proves a blessing, and may both you and your friends come to believe upon the Lord Jesus Christ, and receive Him as your personal savior, for the forgiveness of your sins, unto eternal life (John 3:16;) before it is eternally too late.
God bless
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