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What a CASHLESS society REALLY means (links.hackliberty.org)
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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

There is a massive difference between a business being cashless and a government enforced "cashless society" like this post describes.

[–] freedomPusher@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Spain, Belgium, and France have banned cash transactions above a threshhold (e.g. €3k) at least 5 years ago already. Cannot pay tax using cash in Belgium. Think about that for a minute.

New recent law in Belgium: all businesses (incl. self-employed workers and even landlords renting out property) MUST accept electronic payment. Try doing that without using a bank.