Cashless society, forced banking, and the War on Cash

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In many regions people are being forced patronize banks. This community is for that discussion regardless of which side of the war on cash you are on.

The war on cash is war on privacy.

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Belgian woman was interrogated for depositing €300 cash into her bank account (self.cash)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by activistPnk to c/cash

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A Belgian woman told me she received a gift from a relative for €300 in cash. When she tried to deposit it into her bank account, the bank interrogated her over the source of the money, as if this one-time transaction is some kind of terror or money laundering.

In case no one is paying attention, it’s good to be aware of the extremes the #WarOnCash is evolving toward. Banks have become like police without training.. bullying people arbitrarily.

We are collectively like boiling frogs as cashless people are oblivious to what’s going on. Only cash users see the water boiling.

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[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Funny how banks interrogate the plebs for fucking hundreds of euros, while the ruling class gets away with everything

[–] gandalf_der_12te 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's like a fishing net catching only the small fish, but letting the big fish slip through the holes.

[–] activistPnk 1 points 5 months ago

Indeed. And note as well that most of the small fish it catches are not even edible and have to be thrown back.