Re:Cash payments above €3000 to be outlawed in Netherlands
by post-it on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @10:07AM
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Yeah but capitalism isn't going away, it's just transitioning into full surveillance capitalism.
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Re:Cash payments above €3000 to be outlawed in Netherlands
by liquidpele on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @10:12AM
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Oh please. This is entirely about making things fair by cutting down on people, cheating the tax code. As much as people hate taxes, they are essential for a society to function… it is essentially your way of buying into the privilege of living in a nice society.
Re:Cash payments above €3000 to be outlawed in Netherlands
by datadrivenangel on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @10:20AM
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I agree, though any unlawful business will become much harder with all transactions being visible to law enforcement.
Which is fine as long as desirable business remains lawful... Until the government decides they don't like something that we do actually want.
Re:Cash payments above €3000 to be outlawed in Netherlands
by flagrant_taco on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @10:16AM
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We haven't had capitalism for a long time, markets are much to controlled and regulated to fit any reasonable definition.
Re:Cash payments above €3000 to be outlawed in Netherlands
by jokethrowaway on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @10:22AM
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Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
There is nothing capitalistic in surveillance, there is nothing capitalistic about our regulated market.
These are the hallmarks of a socialist regime - and, surprise!, you live in one.