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Re:Berkshire: Bitcoin is ‘contrary to the interest of civili... by guerrilla on Monday May 10, 2021 @07:59AM (#27104975)
He probably does. In Sweden, everything is going cashless in the name of convenience and cracking down on tax avoidance.
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Re:Berkshire: Bitcoin is ‘contrary to the interest of civili... by Qluxzz on Monday May 10, 2021 @08:10AM (#27105073)
Swede here. I cant even remember the last time I used cash.

Used to get it from my grandmother for christmas but now they send it to me digitally as well.

It was always a pain to get cash since you needed to find a place to deposit them into your account, and most banks don't even handle cash today.

Most of all I hate getting change, people look at you funny here if you say keep the change in a regular store.

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Re:Berkshire: Bitcoin is ‘contrary to the interest of civili... by frereubu on Monday May 10, 2021 @08:24AM (#27105195)
My mum only just stopped giving me cheques...
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Re:Berkshire: Bitcoin is ‘contrary to the interest of civili... by andrepd on Monday May 10, 2021 @08:08AM (#27105051)
Another example of something which could be good but it's not because of surveillance.
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Re:Berkshire: Bitcoin is ‘contrary to the interest of civili... by sschueller on Monday May 10, 2021 @08:05AM (#27105020)
The big tax avoiders don't horde cash.
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Re:Berkshire: Bitcoin is ‘contrary to the interest of civili... by guerrilla on Monday May 10, 2021 @08:52AM (#27105431)
They mean black taxis, drug dealing, unlicensed second-hand stores, etc.
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Re:Berkshire: Bitcoin is ‘contrary to the interest of civili... by passtheglass on Monday May 10, 2021 @08:18AM (#27105147)
It's for people who take cash in hand.
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