Greg... so you think I'm crazy. Your priviledge, but I'd rather be a little crazy than a ignorant buffon.

You say "If that was case why couldn't the government NOW stop your bank account? That would stop you making withdrawals of cash. Explain whay they don't do that if they want to control you.".... well since you haven't been able to figure it out for yourself, here's why.  The banks are not the only dispensers of cash are they?  There's loads of people walking around with cash on their person. Since you seem a little obtuse I'll spell it out for you.  I could do some work for someone for cash for example. No bank required from my end of the deal. Old mate just peels off a few notes and everybody is happy.  If there were no cash those little cash jobs that you do under the table to suppliment your income would be a thing of the past..... get it?

Perhaps it has escaped your attention but our freedoms and liberties have been on the slippery slide since 9/11 and it's getting worse. It was always ALL about the PTB maintaining and increasing their control of the population and if you can't see that it's obvious who the stupid one is.  Have a nice day

It depends what I'm buying. Petrol, goods other than food, I use a fee-free credit card (and pay it off every month). I periodically draw $100 from my (joint with spouse) savings account as required and pay for food and small expenses in cash. It's easy and uncomplicated, simple to keep track of available funds. I can't imagine having to charge a card for a coffee or similar small expense. Doesn't make sense, and would complicate balancing the bank account each month.

Greg   the only crazy is you.  You are too dumb to realise this is all about total control.  No doubt you will be the first in line  to have the invisible mark put on your hand or forehead [ mark of the beast ] when it eventually comes, and it will ,  you stupid moron of a lemming.

The honey lady does not have an electronic paying system, I leave cash in the jar. What about farmers markets or any other market? It costs money to have an electronic system in place. 

Lucca, Greg is not happy unless he is belittling someone. Name calling and abuse is his trademark post to anyone who has an opinion different to his. I'm betting he was either the class bully, or now that he has a keyboard, has become a fearless warrior. I'm guessing the latter since he was a bank johnny.  I'm hoping he will be lucky enough to have a 5G antenna right outside his house so he can enjoy all its benefits.

Sometimes I come in here and think I have accidentally slipped into the Twilight Zone.   

Moving on.  We had one of our credit cards hacked.  It was picked up by the Bank, who notified us immediately, stopped a transaction for over $5000 dead in its tracks and refunded a couple of hundred dollars of smaller transactions that had gone through after-pay.  New cards issued the same day and received within a couple of days.   Cards are the way to go IMO.

The biggest problem was remembering all the people who had direct debits that had to be updated, but the Bank even helped out with that, directing us to where we could find a list.

Working as a Sales Merchandiser travelling around various supermarkets and department stores building displays, I found it difficult to keep as watchful an eye as I probably should have on any cash I was carrying around with me. I had money stolen on more than one occasion, once more than four hundred dollars and that was a lot of money back then.  I had withdrawn it around lunchtime to pay for something on my way home from work.  The banks closed at 3 pm back then. Anyway, that money was stolen and unlike a card, never refunded by the bank that I withdrew it from.   Cards are the way to go IMO.

I found this article from Mark Chandulal rather interesting

Something you didn't know about "CASH".

A lot of people don't see what's coming with how the government is pushing towards a cashless society. Especially with the ramp up of Covid-19. This should be worrying a lot of you who understand commerce. We should be fighting for our right to use cash as a legal tender more often.

Why cashless society is the worst thing for us all.

Cash is the most liquid asset and can be used immediately to perform economic actions like buying, selling, or paying debt, and meeting immediate wants and needs.

Once you have no hold of physical currency, the control of your invisible cash is in the hands of the banking institutions and government. Without cash, your control over your immediate assets becomes a digital illusion that can be controlled and manipulated as seen fit by the banks as well as the governments.

The government and banks can reserve the right to hold on to, postpone or lock your available funds in case of pandemic, economical crash, civil war, protests, refusal to co-operate, tax, refusal to be vaccinated, even if the government or the banks are illegally operating.

The idea of you having control over your money is just an illusion. The profiteers are the banks and by any means necessary, the banks will manipulate, bribe and pay off politicians to pass the law or regulation of the reduction of cash flow? Why?

Every physical penny that you hold in your pocket represents your control and your power of economic circulation, growth and exchange of goods.

Once you are no longer in possession of physical currency, your bank has it.
The dream of every bank is to have full access, holdings and control of your money.

This money becomes their borrowing and lending power. (E.g. 2009 US Bank Bail out. (Movie Big Short is about this crisis).

Banks charge you fees to safe hold your money. They also charge you transaction fees and withdrawal fees. Fees, fees, fees whilst they have your money and operate with it.  Shouldn't it be the other way around??

Point is, if bank has your cash, the bank has control. I've noticed a huge reductions in cash handling for apparent reason of reducing the spread of covid-19. Really??

So it's ok for the sales assistant to handle your shopping goods, your groceries, pack your bags, pass you the bag and the receipt but it's not ok to handle your cash?  Absolutely incredible bullshit.

Use your cash, it's against the law for anyone to refuse the cash payment in exchange for goods and services.

Take back the control of your life.