From eb at srlr14.sr.hp.com Thu Jul 29 11:57:13 1993 From: eb at srlr14.sr.hp.com (Eric Blossom) Date: Thu, 29 Jul 93 11:57:13 PDT Subject: Paranoia and the Outlawing of Cash In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <9307291853.AA23348@srlr14.sr.hp.com> Jeremy R. Smith writes: > I too have noticed a growing trend in the use of electronic money > for a wide range of transactions. For example. I have an ATM card that > was issued on my checking account. With it, I can make purchases at any > place displaying the Interlink symbol. This includes gas stations, fast > food places, and a lot of common stores such as the Good Guys, Circuit > City, etc. > Personally, I find this way of doing business a lot more > conveinent than carrying cash money. No large demoninations to worry Can you say "dossier society". Hope you don't buy cigarettes or booze, or you may find that you can't purchase health insurance. The problem is that *you* are tied to the card. Please note that debit and credit cards were designed primarily from the point of view of the vendors and merchants. Not the consumers. Eric Blossom