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Re:Swiss to vote on preventing cashless society, pressure gr... by Double_a_92 on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @05:40AM (#34802134)
While I generally agree, practically it's probably not a huge difference compared to what we have now.

Most people keep their money in banks, instead of cash. So if the government wants to target you they can already do it, no matter if you have a few 1000 in cash or not.

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Re:Swiss to vote on preventing cashless society, pressure gr... by zirgs on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @08:23AM (#34803448)
Yup - and salaries are paid directly to bank accounts. Mortgage payments are automatically charged directly from bank accounts as well.

If your government freezes your bank account - you're fucked.

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