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The Cashless e-conomy

http://toyland.gizmodo.com/monopoly-ultimate-banking-eliminates-cash-with-a-tiny-a-1759240688
Monopoly Ultimate Banking Eliminates Cash With a Tiny ATM That Scans Property Cards

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  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,283 Forumite
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    Big Brother continues to increase surveillance...presumably in the near future monopoly profits will be taxable unless you play offshore....
    I think....
  • A cashless society is where every aspect of an individual's life can be analysed and controlled.

    Not enough people read science fiction. In The Handmaid's Tale, women become second class citizens overnight when all their accounts are frozen.
    They are an EYESORES!!!!
  • System
    System Posts: 178,377 Community Admin
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    Something like that has been around for ages. Our children played a version but with a very noisy mechanical cash-register thing. No paper notes.
    This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
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