Records of EVERY transaction:
We KNOW we could trust Obama with that, right?
"If there were no cash, what would they do?" says Ulvaeus, 66.
Before his utopia comes true, has this former ABBA guy considered moving out of the crime infested area they live in? 3 times?
Seriously though, these guys fail to realize that the absence of cash will create a vacuum in which another form of curency will spring up. That would have to be made illegal.... and down we spiral.
I propose a law requiring the DEATH PENALTY for anyone who programs a computer virus or steals your money online
Who’s with me?
I remember when I was a little kid, I had a Sunday School teacher that one day we’d go to some cashless society.
With this news, we can see the sky glow of a Beast who is now just over the horizon. Futehr ground work will be laid when government takes the next step (which it ALWAYS does) and passes laws that deny electronic cash accounts to anyone deemed to be dangerous or “anti-social”. Such people will be forced to become economic exiles, unable to hold a regular job, pay rent, and unable to even shop for food in stores.
History has been written in advance!
The idea that I have to have a ‘cell phone’ to live & do business just doesn’t seem correct to me.
I don’t have one now & I don’t think I need one.
bttt
Not only your privacy is gone, but your ability to save without the threat of government confiscation.
I blame Krona Capitalism.
Aparently President Obama agrees with the Swedes and is rapidly making America a cashless economy too - by spending it all!
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by Fredrik_Andersson March 19, 2012 11:22 PM EDT
Guys. I live in Sweden, and this is totally bogus. The article is a PERFECT example of how you create a trend in the media by picking only the details you like. Bjorn Ulvaeus says something, and you pick up on that. A church installs a credit-card reader, and you pick up on that. Etc.
I have NEVER seen a church accept credit cards. This must be the only one. But you don't see the journalist write about the many thousands of other churches. And he doesn't write about the tens of thousands of businesses that accept cash.
You see only a few small details. And since that's all you see, and Sweden is far away, you think they show the reality. But here in Sweden, I have never in my life heard of "Sweden moving toward cashless economy." Ridiculous. Of course we will keep using cash.
No meatballs for you, kamrat medborgare !