I was not sugesting we do. I was suggesting we do not eliminate the various existing means of circumventing that state control. I use cards for most of my purchases although I always carry some cash.… (View Post)

What you need to bear in mind is that in places like China this is already used as a means of societal control. Social credit in combination with a cashless society means that the Chinese Government … (View Post)

The point being that as you say we have already gone way too far own this route. That is no reason to take it further. We need to be swinding back on the powers and reach of the state not expanding i… (View Post)

Sorry, I took it seriously. My stupid mistake :) I just find this obsession with making life difficult for people apparent in some PB members to be pointless. (View Post)

Sadly not true. That 14 million is not people who have poor connection, it is those who lack the funds or the ability to actually use the internet. Obviously PB is a self selecting group so by its ve… (View Post)