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Fears UK’s cashless society will leave more than just the vulnerable behind (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Cash in the UK is extremely dead already. I've not even seen any of the plastic notes except for the £10.

I had a taxi in Crewe say "cash only" and the fury on my face was incredible. What the fuck do you mean cash only?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He meant, "I'm not reporting this revenue to the government, thank you very much!"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Yeah and that shit can get fucked.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I agree. Since the 1990s New Zealand mostly uses an electronic system called EFTPOS and when that goes down it's bad enough, almost no one can buy or sell anything.