Depending on who you are, the benefits of a cashless society are greatly overrated
- Written by Steve Worthington, Adjunct Professor, Swinburne University of Technology
Cashless payment systems are not socially neutral. They discriminate against the 'unbanked'.ShutterstockAfter recreational cannabis use became legal in Canada last October, research shows the number of bank notes in circulation fell sharply. Before, marijuana buyers used cash to keep their transactions anonymous. After, there was a massive switch...
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