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		daneel_w 38 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Offline card payments should be possible no later ... I fully understand why the Swedish government wants to get rid of cash. What I'm saying is that the people simply don't feel that cash is in any way dirty.

boringg 37 days ago [–]

Its a way to control the population if you control the transactions. It amazed me that people don't understand what they give up by not using cash.

Cash is the ultimate privacy payment.

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