I would have to trust my government a whole lot more than I do to be comfortable with this - and then trust that my government isn't going to change over the course of my lifetime.
Surely Swedes buy drugs and cheat on their taxes, just like the rest of us. Even if you don't - why wouldn't you want to ensure you can quietly conduct an illegal transaction, should a currently unforseen need arise in the future? Getting rid of cash seems awfully shortsighted.
To me this is like the argument that touch screen only phones are less good to keyboard/keypad phones because you lose the tactile feel and cannot text as you drive.
I am not going to claim I am completely innocent, but a cashless society has many benefits. The fact that it may impede the ability of others to cheat on their taxes or purchase contraband is a poor excuse to remain on cash. Why does the majority of the population have to suffer?
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I would have to trust my government a whole lot more than I do to be comfortable with this - and then trust that my government isn't going to change over the course of my lifetime.
Surely Swedes buy drugs and cheat on their taxes, just like the rest of us. Even if you don't - why wouldn't you want to ensure you can quietly conduct an illegal transaction, should a currently unforseen need arise in the future? Getting rid of cash seems awfully shortsighted.
To me this is like the argument that touch screen only phones are less good to keyboard/keypad phones because you lose the tactile feel and cannot text as you drive.
I am not going to claim I am completely innocent, but a cashless society has many benefits. The fact that it may impede the ability of others to cheat on their taxes or purchase contraband is a poor excuse to remain on cash. Why does the majority of the population have to suffer?
This problem is already (partly) solved by exchange in digital gold currency. Pecunix and e-gold are two such services.
I don't know any drug dealers who take that.
I know a few that take bitcoin :)
No, they're not.