Posted on 03/19/2012 2:47:16 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg
(AP) STOCKHOLM - Sweden was the first European country to introduce bank notes in 1661. Now it's come farther than most on the path toward getting rid of them.
"I can't see why we should be printing bank notes at all anymore," says Bjoern Ulvaeus, former member of 1970's pop group ABBA, and a vocal proponent for a world without cash.
The contours of such a society are starting to take shape in this high-tech nation, frustrating those who prefer coins and bills over digital money.
In most Swedish cities, public buses don't accept cash; tickets are prepaid or purchased with a cell phone text message. A small but growing number of businesses only take cards, and some bank offices — which make money on electronic transactions — have stopped handling cash altogether
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The mark...The number of a man...666
and nobody can buy or sell without that mark on their forehead or their right hand...
Revelation 13:16-18
Well they guy who made Silver Liberty coins got arrested. Seems the FedGov wanted no part of someone making "Barter Coins"
Its about collecting taxes.
Ironic that they got the guy from ABBA schilling for this, when, back in the 70’s, ABBA demanded payments in gold bullion.
So is the USA.
People here are dead-broke, thanks to Obamunism.
Louisiana Makes It Illegal To Use Cash For Secondhand Sales
A secondhand dealer shall not enter into any cash transactions in payment for the purchase of junk or used or secondhand property. Payment shall be made in the form of check, electronic transfers, or money order issued to the seller of the junk or used or secondhand property and made payable to the name and address of the seller. All payments made by check, electronic transfers, or money order shall be reported separately in the daily reports required by R.S. 37:1866.Law Bans Cash for Second Hand Transactions
Credit card strips can be reprogrammed on the fly, whether a phone card type voucher or what have you…one second you had cash to access, the next minute you don’t. Great tools for tracking and compliance.
If things get desperate, you can always jimmy door locks with the worthless card -which is one plus.
The digital underground? Is that a band? if not it should be.
The digital underground? Is that a band? if not it should be.
Pics or lock the thread
Do you really think that people are going to report these transactions? I can get, in my State, 10-15% for cash for most things out side of the Stores.
Dude, The Humpty Dance is by them.
Wow, you lucky dog, better have your heart checked out, she’s a keeper ...
It would be the best way to die...ever!
ha! Maybe the politicians would like this but everyone who has lived in Sweden knows there are two prices. Black or white. Black prices are cash only and considerably cheaper.
It is thoughtful to marks with Xs, my vision is not so good these days.
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