Making the news today....

[Mesterh]

IIRC Sweden was on the track to be the first country to go cashless, they were pushing for it.

 

IMO going cashless is way easier for the consumer but it just puts more money into the pockets of others ie Mr visa and Mr mastercard therefore taking money from consumers and merchants.

 

 

 

 

 

[Mike Hill]

7 hours ago, Johnsond said:

I’m not overly bothered about theories regarding why it’s being done, I use it as much as is reasonably possible, and will actively avoid card only locations.  Both  have a place. 

It's no theory. I watched a docco about it on SVT,my bird is Swedish and I am over there frequently. 

 

 

[Mike Hill]

6 hours ago, Mesterh said:

IIRC Sweden was on the track to be the first country to go cashless, they were pushing for it.

 

IMO going cashless is way easier for the consumer but it just puts more money into the pockets of others ie Mr visa and Mr mastercard therefore taking money from consumers and merchants.

 

 

 

 

 

The old chestnut being that reducing cash usage will make it harder for criminals.

That's the line they push here.

[Mick Dempsey]

Cash usage discussions, draws me like a moth to the flame…

 

They want to get rid of cash so that EVERY transaction is taxed.

Don’t let them do it, do like I do, pay cash for your weekly supermarket shop (and restaurants etc.)
I go to the ATM and withdraw the money before going in.

 

 

[Steven P]

Surely not, tax us? Noticing the cash only barber I'll go to tomorrow is something like £13.50 so everyone gives £15.... £1.50 a cut is never declared... sure that would never happen

[openspaceman]

4 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Cash usage discussions, draws me like a moth to the flame…

 

They want to get rid of cash so that EVERY transaction is taxed.

Don’t let them do it, do like I do, pay cash for your weekly supermarket shop (and restaurants etc.)
I go to the ATM and withdraw the money before going in.

 

 

I seldom go shopping and use the "pay at pump" machines at petrol stations and buy most toys online else always pay cash whenever I can.

 

I also wonder who pays for those ATMs? As only the amount drawn out shows on my statements.

[Botty Cough]

I regularly take out cash from the bank ... FU** em.

 

I smashed my glasses recently and managed to get into town to the boots store where I was a regular customer.

I followed a bus for guidance 👀🫣

I asked for an emergency pair and picked some off the shelf jobbies.

I don't carry cards or anything when out working so raided the cash stash in the wagon ... They then refused to serve me saying they didn't take cash now due to COVID ...

 

So I left without glasses and drove dangerously home... 

I now have a proper optician that would come out and fetch me if I was stuck.

I also paid him cash for 3 pairs of very nice Oakley's and see him every year now...

 

Keep spending cash please 

 

Edited March 16 by Botty Cough

[woodlover2]

Cash=`s freedom...even shopping for the Mrs at xmas with my joint account debit card she gets to see what I have spent and where and then can guess what I got her...and then you have the threats of power cuts not so many years ago which would make everyone skint until the powers back on if we just had cards....and as well, bigger than all of that... it was not that many years ago we had the riots and the Gov said after that we was only 2 days away from martial law. I think we should all stash some cash if we can, things are never stable enough to go cashless.

[Johnsond]

The sickly seaside town that turned its back on work

APPLE.NEWS

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How lockdown and the benefits system deepened the UK’s workforce crisis

I wonder what if anything is ever gonna change this. 

[Mark J]

4 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

The sickly seaside town that turned its back on work

APPLE.NEWS

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How lockdown and the benefits system deepened the UK’s workforce crisis

I wonder what if anything is ever gonna change this. 

Cleethorpes is the mobility scooter capital of Britain and was long before COVID. 

Options:

Bring back freedom of movement with EU as BREXIT isn't looking too pretty right now for our little Island.
Life in jail for anyone on the dole for longer than 28 days.
Shoot the disabled and the mentally unwell on sight.