” No electricity, no banks. No banks, no ATMs. No ATMs, no cash, no credit, no buying anything. “
You would therefore be dependent on the government and on politicians.
Really; I find the concept terrifying. Every single transaction is recorded in your name - as well as your location at every purchase.
Here in NJ cash will never go away; there are so many illegals here, and so many gibsmedats working in the black market economy (drugs, whores, etc.). It isn’t trending in the favor of “cashless” either; the people who use electronic payments are abandoning the state.
[You would therefore be dependent on the government and on politicians.]
Yes, well they know what’s best for us. According to them.