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Notafraidtoo

(402 posts)
39. I think its the future
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 10:40 PM
Mar 2013

1.No tax evasion cause every transaction will be recorded big or small.

2.Easy to control government spending due to being almost certain about revenue.

3.Very difficult to run a underground criminal economy cause every transaction is recorded in a central database.

4.Theft will be difficult cause every transaction is on the grid with names attached or account numbers cant hide your credit theft with cash.

5.Almost 0 corruption in any welfare system all transactions are known.

6.It will be the closest thing to economic certainty we can hope for allowing us to accurately measure everything and make people very comfortable with investing.

Now this is extremely radical for today and i think it will be at min 15-20 years before its even considered i would not be for it today with todays tech but its going to be so efficient that its only a matter of time.


It will be a very pro growth anti corruption way of improving our world cash limits us as a society of coarse that is if those forming this system has our best interest in mind and is policed correctly but they will have no choice cause if you mess with our money we don't work we don't produce if it is not done correctly the whole of society will collapse.

Bad. bluedigger Mar 2013 #1
Yes it is Go Vols Mar 2013 #64
I rarely carry cash with me anymore. I rarely use stamps. randome Mar 2013 #2
It isn't going to happen any time soon A HERETIC I AM Mar 2013 #3
What am I going to use for garage sales? LiberalEsto Mar 2013 #4
coupons? snooper2 Mar 2013 #54
Bad idea. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #5
The miles. Luminous Animal Mar 2013 #21
Mine does, it was life changing! Agschmid Mar 2013 #33
So so envious! Luminous Animal Mar 2013 #52
Cash back Generic Brad Mar 2013 #41
I can't say it's a good idea, but it works for me, I rarely use cash. onehandle Mar 2013 #6
Back when I was young and impressionable... Archaic Mar 2013 #7
Yep. Cash = privacy. Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #15
It's not that much more private. Archaic Mar 2013 #18
I like the privacy reason as well, even though... Agschmid Mar 2013 #35
There are millions of people who do not qualify for bank accounts and debit cards. xtraxritical Mar 2013 #59
I don't think it'll happen. Tien1985 Mar 2013 #8
I rarely use or carry cash, but I don't see why it would be done away with bhikkhu Mar 2013 #9
then what are people supposed to buy drugs with? Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #10
I seldom use a credit card, have no debit card rurallib Mar 2013 #11
My bank debit card is the only thing I ever use. RebelOne Mar 2013 #12
It's reached the point where I'm annoyed when someone pays in cash in front of me. randome Mar 2013 #16
Where are you rushing off to that is so important that 5 minutes would diminish Luminous Animal Mar 2013 #60
. Ghost Dog Mar 2013 #96
I usually have the opposite experience. Most times it takes the card longer than cash. nt ieoeja Mar 2013 #82
I currently have $15 on me liberal N proud Mar 2013 #13
Awful idea. GoCubsGo Mar 2013 #14
One word.... AnneD Mar 2013 #75
Yup. See also: Identity thiefs. n/t GoCubsGo Mar 2013 #77
You might have legal recourse... AnneD Mar 2013 #84
Sure, if you can catch the identity thief. GoCubsGo Mar 2013 #85
Yes, I have to catch the identity theft..... AnneD Mar 2013 #92
When you are ready to live your life.. sendero Mar 2013 #17
I don't mind the question but... skypilot Mar 2013 #28
+100 lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #90
Bad. Very bad. Initech Mar 2013 #19
Bad. How am I going to buy things at a sidewalk sale? Luminous Animal Mar 2013 #20
Depends if you want to control others, or if you want a free society. Faryn Balyncd Mar 2013 #22
It'd be a bonanza to data miners. Gormy Cuss Mar 2013 #23
Bad. rrneck Mar 2013 #24
Depends where you are... Bosonic Mar 2013 #25
This... +1000 dkf Mar 2013 #73
Rotten idea. Warpy Mar 2013 #26
Bad. LWolf Mar 2013 #27
How will we bribe or tip folks? Hoyt Mar 2013 #29
I use my debit card a lot...but Yogi says cash is just as good, as money... Historic NY Mar 2013 #30
Really, really, really bad idea. nt Zorra Mar 2013 #31
Bad graywarrior Mar 2013 #32
Pay with cash if you want... white_wolf Mar 2013 #34
...or paying with change. demosincebirth Mar 2013 #38
takes about same amount of time to write a check as to Riftaxe Mar 2013 #46
Checks? defacto7 Mar 2013 #69
A relic of a past century that people need to abandon. white_wolf Mar 2013 #74
Start with the 1 cent piece. nt demosincebirth Mar 2013 #36
I'm with you there BainsBane Mar 2013 #37
And I found a penny in change recently that was worth 10 bucks Art_from_Ark Mar 2013 #78
Cool BainsBane Mar 2013 #93
The 1995 Double Dies are fairly easy to recognize Art_from_Ark Mar 2013 #94
I think its the future Notafraidtoo Mar 2013 #39
You have got to be kidding Demeter Mar 2013 #53
I am very glad I don't have 15---20 years olddots Mar 2013 #68
It is a bad idea on both the personal level, and the larger macro level. MadHound Mar 2013 #40
Ordinary people could turn to barter, or their own currency Demeter Mar 2013 #55
It's 2013, we should have gotten rid of it a long time ago. RB TexLa Mar 2013 #42
Bad because Jamaal510 Mar 2013 #43
Terrible idea Riftaxe Mar 2013 #44
Having cash on hand makes me feel a bit more secure. n/t cynatnite Mar 2013 #45
Bad. Period. n/t duffyduff Mar 2013 #47
TERRIBLE idea. Corporate profits are attached to kestrel91316 Mar 2013 #48
+1000 Art_from_Ark Mar 2013 #79
I would no longer exist. nt. PufPuf23 Mar 2013 #49
High on the horrible side. TheKentuckian Mar 2013 #50
Everywhere, forever? What if the power goes out, or the bank computers are hacked? Demeter Mar 2013 #51
After the 1989 San Francisco earthquake, all the big grocery stores closed their Luminous Animal Mar 2013 #56
This message was self-deleted by its author Luminous Animal Mar 2013 #58
This message was self-deleted by its author The Second Stone Mar 2013 #57
Some places require a minimum purchase for debit card use. lpbk2713 Mar 2013 #61
+ 1000 BAD! truegrit44 Mar 2013 #62
Bad idea. BadgerKid Mar 2013 #63
Bad Yo_Mama Mar 2013 #65
"Some People" think many stupid things FrodosPet Mar 2013 #66
My local watering hole Go Vols Mar 2013 #67
Convenience can become very inconvenient olddots Mar 2013 #70
bad idea. Psychologically it hurts more to give your cash away than to swipe a card. liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #71
I don't want no damn money! defacto7 Mar 2013 #72
Bad idea. HappyMe Mar 2013 #76
BAD! Little Star Mar 2013 #80
There would always be a need to have to be something to barter with wether you call it cash Cleita Mar 2013 #81
Cyprus. AngryAmish Mar 2013 #83
Anonymous money of some sort is necessary. bemildred Mar 2013 #86
how are politicians going to hide their payoffs? hobbit709 Mar 2013 #87
Bad. Why would I trust the banks and financial institutions with ALL my assets? Common Sense Party Mar 2013 #88
Beyond horrible. n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #89
bad bad bad TeamPooka Mar 2013 #91
Good Idea... Blue Owl Mar 2013 #95
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