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What a CASHLESS society REALLY means (links.hackliberty.org)
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[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 26 points 5 months ago (4 children)

don't worry, the politicians will never block themselves from receiving suitcases full of money

[–] Glass0448@lemmy.today 7 points 5 months ago (3 children)

They don't receive suitcases of money. Their wives law firms get steady business from a network of donors. Their kids get past the fancy school acceptance filters despite being block heads. They're invited to speak at an overseas conference where they do one event and then 30 days of vacation. Their fake biographies of overcoming hardship get sold out and given out for free by their political party. They can trade stock with insider knowledge.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

There famously were some cases in Germany, but yeah, they also did more stealth things, like book contracts for example.