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Re:G7 finance officials endorse principles for central bank ... by bpodgursky on Thursday October 14, 2021 @03:05AM (#28861333)
It's much, much easier for the government to exert control over the financial institutions than to ensure that businesses are checking IDs manually (many businesses will not bother, out of either principled disagreement or apathy).
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Re:G7 finance officials endorse principles for central bank ... by chinathrow on Thursday October 14, 2021 @04:59AM (#28861943)
> It's much, much easier for the government to exert control over the financial institutions

Citation needed. Europe has been rolling out proof of vaccination at high speed and with low costs associated.

Oh and yes, most business do bother and check thoroughly (scan of QR code which is proof of vaccination/recovered/negatively tested status, check ID matches name on certificate).

Control through financial instituations is not even possible, how so?

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