Homeless people wearing barcodes to accept cashless payments

telegraph ^ | 8/8/18 | Camilla Turner

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Homeless people are wearing barcodes around their necks in an attempt to increase donations in a cashless society, under an Oxford University backed initiative.

A new social innovation project, called Greater Change, hands homeless people a QR code, similar to the kind issued for online tickets.

Passersby who wish to give money - but who may not have any change in their pocket - can scan the code using their smart phone, and make an online payment to the person.

The donation goes into an account which is managed by a case worker who ensures that the money is spent on agreed targets, such as saving for a rental deposit or a new passport.

[EagleUSA]

Supporting welfare as a way of life. The sickness of liberalism.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Homeless people wearing barcodes

And they say Ronald Reagan de-humanized the homeless.

Irony: The Mark of Quality Literature.

[Fido969]

The mark of Satan!

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Well, at least the people who wish to support others can do so, and if the account is truly immutably tied to the recipient (not sure how this would be done) then at least those who want to give are the ones who do so. Not a bad idea, IMO. I’ll give it 45 minutes before the way to game the system is figured out.

[Simon Green]

I don’t give to beggars.

[mabarker1]

665.999

Getting real close...

[GreenHornet]

The donation goes into an account which is managed by a case worker who ensures that the money is spent on agreed targets, such as saving for a rental deposit or a new passport

I can't tell you how many times a panhandler has approached me on the street, asking for money to get a new passport.

[BitWielder1]

I’ll give it 45 minutes before the way to game the system is figured out.

Make copies of the bar code and tape them to advertisements.
What did I win?

[freedumb2003]

>>I don’t give to beggars.<<

But you can PRETEND TO now.

:)

[wally_bert]

The overwhelming majority are con artists.

I have been penniless in my life a few times, although brief instances, and never once considered panhandling.

[UCANSEE2]

I’ll give it 45 minutes before the way to game the system is figured out.

Took me sixty seconds.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I’m all for giving the homeless free passports.
Perhaps they’ll leave the country.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Brother, can you spare a dime QR scan?

Nah, that little ditty isn't going to catch on.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

LOL!

Who knows? Somebody will come up with a catchy phrase soon I suspect.

[G Larry]

Drug dealers accepting cashless payments in 3,2,1......

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Passport? I thought in the EU you didn’t need a passport. Are they shipping them to the U.S.?

[G Larry]

its not on their body (head or hand).

[Celerity]

So.. wait a sec...

The homeless have accountants now ?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Looks like a plan to sustain three bureaucrat jobs for every homeless person.