User Panel
Posted: 2/9/2016 10:33:59 PM EDT
|
|
|
|
|
How would the politicians be able to get cash bribes without cash?
|
|
Of course they don't want you using cash, they can't track you and/or what you buy.
|
|
There is a bigger downside to a cashless society than with a cash society when we see the government routinely hacked.
|
|
Well, I am not convinced that the grant of authority to Congress to coin money allows the issuance of paper money. I think that people less cranky than I might be dubious about the authority of Congress to create 1s and 0s.
|
|
Ask anyone in business. Cash is on the way out.
No one uses cash anymore. Hell grocery checkout girls look at me like I'm drug dealer when I pay with a $100 bill right now. |
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted:
Ask anyone in business. Cash is on the way out. No one uses cash anymore. Hell grocery checkout girls look at me like I'm drug dealer when I pay with a $100 bill right now. View Quote Not just that but trying to get correct change from people is especially when you give them some extra money to make the change they have to give you an even amount. |
|
IMHO, we're headed for a cashless society w/a govt digital currency that allows govt to monitor, tax and approve/disapprove all transactions. It's all about control.
Tomac |
|
|
I don't know what you thread was about because I didn't read it.
I came here to tell you that you have the greatest screen name EVAR!!!!!!! |
|
Quoted:
Ask anyone in business. Cash is on the way out. No one uses cash anymore. Hell grocery checkout girls look at me like I'm drug dealer when I pay with a $100 bill right now. View Quote One of the things I always loved about living in Reno: cash a check anywhere (casino or a bank) and they didn't even ask, just counted out a stack of hundreds. I could stop by a 7-11 at 2am and buy a $10 bottle of bourbon with a $100 bill and nobody would even bat an eye. |
|
|
Quoted:
One of the things I always loved about living in Reno: cash a check anywhere (casino or a bank) and they didn't even ask, just counted out a stack of hundreds. I could stop by a 7-11 at 2am and buy a $10 bottle of bourbon with a $100 bill and nobody would even bat an eye. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted:
Ask anyone in business. Cash is on the way out. No one uses cash anymore. Hell grocery checkout girls look at me like I'm drug dealer when I pay with a $100 bill right now. One of the things I always loved about living in Reno: cash a check anywhere (casino or a bank) and they didn't even ask, just counted out a stack of hundreds. I could stop by a 7-11 at 2am and buy a $10 bottle of bourbon with a $100 bill and nobody would even bat an eye. I remember back in the 80's my BIL would go cash his check at Sam's Town in Vegas and he would "spin the wheel" for free to win as much as double your check. He would walk in and cash his check and turn around and walk straight out and never spend a dime. I can't recall if he eve won. |
|
Us going to cashless is less about government control than it is convenience for the exchanging parties.
Oversight is a happy coincidence. |
|
|
|
Quoted:
Maybe not for a generation or two, but its quite possible. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted:
Never going to happen I would think the credit society based on electronic transfer information is more at risk than those who use hard currency. |
|
|
Galatic credits. When that day comes people who want to do stuff under the table will have to barter using alternative "hard currencies". In prison when they made the facilities tobacco free, inmates just used top ramen packets as defacto currency.
|
|
Ask yourself this, of the money you make how much do you actually physically hold in your hand?
|
|
How will the illegals will sell boots? There are quite a few that only order COD and pay with money order.
|
|
I cant count the times in the last few months my employer has been paid with thousands in cash for a hunt on the ranch.
|
|
Quoted:
I remember back in the 80's my BIL would go cash his check at Sam's Town in Vegas and he would "spin the wheel" for free to win as much as double your check. He would walk in and cash his check and turn around and walk straight out and never spend a dime. I can't recall if he eve won. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Ask anyone in business. Cash is on the way out. No one uses cash anymore. Hell grocery checkout girls look at me like I'm drug dealer when I pay with a $100 bill right now. One of the things I always loved about living in Reno: cash a check anywhere (casino or a bank) and they didn't even ask, just counted out a stack of hundreds. I could stop by a 7-11 at 2am and buy a $10 bottle of bourbon with a $100 bill and nobody would even bat an eye. I remember back in the 80's my BIL would go cash his check at Sam's Town in Vegas and he would "spin the wheel" for free to win as much as double your check. He would walk in and cash his check and turn around and walk straight out and never spend a dime. I can't recall if he eve won. Absolutely! Cash the paycheck and they'd give us a handful of drink tokes hoping we'd gamble while we were drinking - we never did, but we always managed to to have four or five beers on their dime. Usually one of us would hit the seafood buffet on the wheel, or the $100 cash - or every great once in awhile, we'd double our paycheck. The seafood buffet and the $100 were pretty regular at the Carson City Nugget back then. Great memories and good times. |
|
I bought my F -150 with cash, well cashiers checks, back in '05 and the salesman freaked the fuck out.
Had to go "ask the manager" and came back actually sweating and shaking. "I have to ask you; is this drug money?" I'm not kidding. He asked me that. Lief Johnson Ford. For a second I almost said, "yeah it is, what's the difference?" |
|
Quoted: I bought my F -150 with cash, well cashiers checks, back in '05 and the salesman freaked the fuck out. Had to go "ask the manager" and came back actually sweating and shaking. "I have to ask you; is this drug money?" I'm not kidding. He asked me that. Lief Johnson Ford. For a second I almost said, "yeah it is, what's the difference?" View Quote |
|
Who took the currency we use out back and shot it execution-style? Why is paper "old money" like the super-creepy paypal superbowl ad claims?
|
|
people will ALWAYS engage in commerce.
Tokens of exchange as diverse as seashells, cigarettes, stones, beads, furs, SALT, goats, cattle, young WOMEN are and have been used. There aint nothing magic about the King's paper. |
|
Quoted: I bought my F -150 with cash, well cashiers checks, back in '05 and the salesman freaked the fuck out. Had to go "ask the manager" and came back actually sweating and shaking. "I have to ask you; is this drug money?" I'm not kidding. He asked me that. Lief Johnson Ford. For a second I almost said, "yeah it is, what's the difference?" View Quote Dumbasses don't know about form 8300 I guess Buddy used to work at a custom wheel shop . said they would do multiple deposts a day 1 because of theft risk and 2 it made the place stink like weed LOL |
|
Running short on Salt, and fresh out of Nubile Wenches, I had to pay cash for my last BMW.
BMW dealer picked me up at the airport, exchanged US 100's for new motorcycle, acted as if it were daily occurrence. |
|
Quoted:
Maybe not for a generation or two, but its quite possible. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted:
Never going to happen It's more than possible, it will happen. Maybe not in my life time but it will happen. |
|
|
We should fight this and here's why.
1) Easy to cut you off if you fall from political favor (remember the Bourne flick). 2) Easy to find out what you're buying all the time (monitor and tracking) 3) Easy to destroy your purchase power via inflation. 4) Easy to give you a haircut (remember Greece?). |
|
|
Will probably take a while to go completely cashless, but there is some talk of eliminating the $100 bill (as well as the 100 and 500 Euro notes) to burden the underworld.
Once that happens (under whatever pretense), it is only a matter of time. |
|
I don't mind cash but I get $3K+ in cashback a year by using CC. Money talks.
|
|
Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. One new winner* is announced every week!
You will receive an email every Friday morning featuring the latest chatter from the hottest topics, breaking news surrounding legislation, as well as exclusive deals only available to ARFCOM email subscribers.
AR15.COM is the world's largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types.
From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiasts, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm.
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to receive firearm news, product discounts from your favorite Industry Partners, and more.
Copyright © 1996-2024 AR15.COM LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Any use of this content without express written consent is prohibited.
AR15.Com reserves the right to overwrite or replace any affiliate, commercial, or monetizable links, posted by users, with our own.