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Always use cash from now on, not credit cards
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2021 Sep 4, 4:36pm 62,665 views 421 comments
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Patrick
2025 Jan 13, 11:31am
Patrick
2025 Jan 13, 11:31am
https://slaynews.com/news/imf-chief-boasts-cbdc-could-harvest-very-useful-data-social-credit-score/
IMF Chief Boasts CBDCs Harvest ‘Very Useful Data’ for Public’s ‘Social Credit Score’
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WookieMan
2025 Jan 14, 7:29am
WookieMan
2025 Jan 14, 7:29am
Patrick says
We have been doing it for at least 40-50 years at this point now, at least. Water under the bridge. I remember going to Ace Hardware when I was 5 and them doing the carbon paper copy slider thing with the card. Late 80's.
If you have an address, car, phone, kid, doctor, insurance, school registration etc. they already have all the data they need without a CC. If you take cash out that's tracked. Cash going out the serial number is scanned and going in it is scanned. The armored trucks keep it separate by pickup. Small business the bank scans it. They know where you shop and bank.
You have no privacy. I'd rather make money going out tax free with points. The price is the same. I'm gonna be tracked the same as cash.
https://slaynews.com/news/imf-chief-boasts-cbdc-could-harvest-very-useful-data-social-credit-score/
IMF Chief Boasts CBDCs Harvest ‘Very Useful Data’ for Public’s ‘Social Credit Score’
We have been doing it for at least 40-50 years at this point now, at least. Water under the bridge. I remember going to Ace Hardware when I was 5 and them doing the carbon paper copy slider thing with the card. Late 80's.
If you have an address, car, phone, kid, doctor, insurance, school registration etc. they already have all the data they need without a CC. If you take cash out that's tracked. Cash going out the serial number is scanned and going in it is scanned. The armored trucks keep it separate by pickup. Small business the bank scans it. They know where you shop and bank.
You have no privacy. I'd rather make money going out tax free with points. The price is the same. I'm gonna be tracked the same as cash.
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Patrick
2025 Jan 14, 11:31am
Patrick
2025 Jan 14, 11:31am
Nah, it's pretty damn hard to trace cash because it passes around so much.
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WookieMan
2025 Jan 14, 11:44am
WookieMan
2025 Jan 14, 11:44am
Patrick says
Look at a dollar bill. The serial number is scanned every time. Out and then in. Wookie took out $100 and then spent $100 at Target. They won't know the items, but it's traceable from beginning to end. 100%. Those 5 $20's came out of x ATM and was spent at y store.
Cash is only good if you launder it. Open a business where you only collect cash and only pay with cash. A regular citizen paying cash isn't protection. Nutt left the site, but he was delusional on the topic, so hopefully you didn't take his advice.
Nah, it's pretty damn hard to trace cash because it passes around so much.
Look at a dollar bill. The serial number is scanned every time. Out and then in. Wookie took out $100 and then spent $100 at Target. They won't know the items, but it's traceable from beginning to end. 100%. Those 5 $20's came out of x ATM and was spent at y store.
Cash is only good if you launder it. Open a business where you only collect cash and only pay with cash. A regular citizen paying cash isn't protection. Nutt left the site, but he was delusional on the topic, so hopefully you didn't take his advice.
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Patrick
2025 Jan 14, 11:56am
Patrick
2025 Jan 14, 11:56am
I'm saying that daily use of cash is effectively laundering. Most businesses don't scan serial numbers on bills.
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They have a window where you can order a beer while you are waiting. So I ordered a beer and they refused to take cash.
OK, I wanted the beer, so I paid with a credit card. Then the total had an extra $1.50 on it. I asked about that and was told that I added a tip. I specifically did not add a tip because I was pissed that they don't take cash.
I got the manager and made him remove the tip.
We are rapidly approaching the CCP utopia of complete tracking of all citizens at all times.
Lesson: call ahead and make sure a restaurant will take cash. If they will not, don't go there.