@JBK said:
It takes HUGE macadamias to post a sign that says the place has gone cashless and then put a cash tip jar underneath. There are a lot of things I would jam into that jar but cash would not be one of them.
Dead button batteries, empty debit cards, expired coupons..
@FSF said:
I'm all for a cashless society even though I do use cash probably more than your average person. I do find the whole process completely unnecessary. I'd also like to eliminate cards and go to a fingerprint, retina scan, and/or PIN ID system.
Great - instead of worrying about being held up for my wallet I'd have to worry about someone hacking off a finger or popping out an eyeball.
As for the tip jar, let's be fair here. The people likely making such policy are the owners. And the people likely needing the tips are the workers.
I almost always tip in cash to make things easier for the wait staff, but any owner who constructs such an obvious contradiction needs their head examined. (I am against the imposed cashlessness, basically, not the tips for the employees).
One special thing about collecting coins is that you can go back 2500 years and the coins would be recognizable as money by the general public. And everyone used coins on a regular basis until recently. Times they are a changin'.
Successful BST deals with mustangt and jesbroken. Now EVERYTHING is for sale.
People don't understand the future implications if we go to a cashless society. Here are a few of my initial questions and thoughts:
There would have to be laws enacted to provide all US citizens with a FREE checking account. Do you think banks will want to service those accounts for free? Would there be fees imposed on some or all transactions? Who would pay those fees, the buyers or sellers? What will happen to the millions of illegal aliens or others who wouldn't qualify for an account or who don't have a SSN to link to their account?
Negative rates could now be imposed on everyone who has accumulated savings to spur investment/spending, with no way to stop it from happening.
People could be taxed on literally every purchase by your state of domicile and every purchase tracked and logged for whatever reason.
What will happen to commerce if/when the power goes out? What happens if you're in the middle of the grand canyon or on the middle of the Appalachian trail with no cell service or power?
What happens if your identity is compromised? Do you lose your entire life savings? What happens when your accounts are frozen?
I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that the US will go cashless in my lifetime (I'm 30 years old).
People don't understand the future implications if we go to a cashless society. Here are a few of my initial questions and thoughts:
There would have to be laws enacted to provide all US citizens with a FREE checking account. Do you think banks will want to service those accounts for free? Would there be fees imposed on some or all transactions? Who would pay those fees, the buyers or sellers? What will happen to the millions of illegal aliens or others who wouldn't qualify for an account or who don't have a SSN to link to their account?
Negative rates could now be imposed on everyone who has accumulated savings to spur investment/spending, with no way to stop it from happening.
People could be taxed on literally every purchase by your state of domicile and every purchase tracked and logged for whatever reason.
What will happen to commerce if/when the power goes out? What happens if you're in the middle of the grand canyon or on the middle of the Appalachian trail with no cell service or power?
What happens if your identity is compromised? Do you lose your entire life savings? What happens when your accounts are frozen?
I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that the US will go cashless in my lifetime (I'm 30 years old).
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Dead button batteries, empty debit cards, expired coupons..
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Old receipts, lifesaver wrapers, pocket lint..
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Great - instead of worrying about being held up for my wallet I'd have to worry about someone hacking off a finger or popping out an eyeball.
I almost always tip in cash to make things easier for the wait staff, but any owner who constructs such an obvious contradiction needs their head examined. (I am against the imposed cashlessness, basically, not the tips for the employees).
One special thing about collecting coins is that you can go back 2500 years and the coins would be recognizable as money by the general public. And everyone used coins on a regular basis until recently. Times they are a changin'.
Successful BST deals with mustangt and jesbroken. Now EVERYTHING is for sale.
People don't understand the future implications if we go to a cashless society. Here are a few of my initial questions and thoughts:
There would have to be laws enacted to provide all US citizens with a FREE checking account. Do you think banks will want to service those accounts for free? Would there be fees imposed on some or all transactions? Who would pay those fees, the buyers or sellers? What will happen to the millions of illegal aliens or others who wouldn't qualify for an account or who don't have a SSN to link to their account?
Negative rates could now be imposed on everyone who has accumulated savings to spur investment/spending, with no way to stop it from happening.
People could be taxed on literally every purchase by your state of domicile and every purchase tracked and logged for whatever reason.
What will happen to commerce if/when the power goes out? What happens if you're in the middle of the grand canyon or on the middle of the Appalachian trail with no cell service or power?
What happens if your identity is compromised? Do you lose your entire life savings? What happens when your accounts are frozen?
I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that the US will go cashless in my lifetime (I'm 30 years old).
Maybe debit cards such as those used for food 'stamps'
1984 / Orwellian
@ShadyDave said: