Britain being forced to go cashless 'against its will'

Re:Britain being forced to go cashless 'against its will' by notch656a on Thursday March 31, 2022 @02:17AM (#30864350)

>you've been forced to have a bank account in most western countries for a while now.

You have, many haven't. There's plenty of people who pay their rent in cash and work in a business that pays them in cash (strippers, some farm laborers, etc). Surviving in the US with cash only would take away a lot of options for many people but at the same time, it's completely possible.

IMO we need more ways to bypass banks, including the central bank, not more of them.

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Re:Britain being forced to go cashless 'against its will' by jonplackett on Thursday March 31, 2022 @02:38AM (#30864447)

I’m always surprised at the supermarket how many people are waiting much longer to use the only automated checkout that accepts cash.

There’s still a lot of people who don’t have a card, or can’t use a card for some reason.

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