Cashless society by 2012? ?

Question

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/cashless-society-by-2012-says-visa-chief-439676.html

what are your opinions?

Answer 1

imma kick someones ***

Answer 2

I doubt that cash will disappear that soon.  I still use money a lot to keep track of my expenses.  

Answer 3

There will not be "society: in 2012, so yes

Answer 4

wow wierd.  it doesnt really effect me though, i always use my debit card,

i doubt theyll do it.  people also say the world will end in 2012....

i just dont think its likely.

Answer 5

I think rich people don't cary money on them and pay by card for everything, great if your rich not so if you just going to spend just a small amount though. I pay by card sometimes but prefer to use cash.  I don't think we will be a cashless society by 2012 even in 30 years from now people will still use cash just not as much as we do today.

Answer 6

Never.  People will always want some sort of cash in hand,

Answer 7

oh balls... worlds going down the s*****r

Answer 8

That'll be the germless day.

Answer 9

It is getting close to that now. I went on a 4 day trip last week. Spent 3 nights at motels,drove 1023 miles.ate 6 meals out,breakfast was free.Went to Mackinac Island,by boat,Soo Locks tour,and other things. Three of us went & only spent $52.25 cash. rest was charged.

Answer 10

I can see most payments being paid with credit cards, debit cards, etc.  There will be cash for a long time.

Answer 11

There will always be cash,and those who wish to circumvent this trend.  The concept of centralized control of the economy is nothing new, and isn't necessarily a bad thing.  Unless you are skeptical, in which case, any governmental action is suspicious.

Answer 12

I work in accounting and have to deal with electronic payments and credit cards (even though I am the one that applies the wire transfers in my company and transfer the money from one account to the other)  and if there is anything that I hate more than anything it is having to deal with the electronic transfers. The system went down in my company today (Carn Corp) and  I had twenty wires that came in and could not look at their origin and what-not, did I apply them? Nope they are sitting in my account collecting dust until tomorrow in the morning.

A paperless society would eventually crumble. What if a computer glich affects a treansfer of money, it has happened.

Of course Visa would say that, do you know that for every purchase you make with a credit card the store or company which you paid to has to pay about 10% of that trans toward the Visa, Mastercard, Amex companies hence why most companies eventually create a credit card. That way the banks have to pay for the Logo and they do not have to pay the banks the fees. Think about the profit that Visa must be having, not only is it the interest. All cards are included in this statement, even debit cards. So not only does the bank collect interest on your money, and charges you for everything but it also charges the company.

Credit Cards only lead one into more debt, one things that they really do not have to pay the items in that same month, and a twenty dollar jeans becomes a hundred dollar pair with the interest.

Say no to credit cards.

I was once a victim, and after paying a hefty six thousand dollars for three thousand dollars credit limit, I can safely say that they are my worst enemy.

Answer 13

sure credit cards are more convenient.  But using cash is safer.

I say we should keep using cash.  If there was no cash, how would we buy things and spend?

Kids & teens can't have credit cards.

Credit cards cause bad credit.

Answer 14

BRING BACK MY MONEY

Answer 15

yes...definitely.  That's what the "mark of the beast" will be...a chip in your hand or head that will be linked to your bank account, and that probably also have any other pertinent personal info. There will be no need to carry any sort of bank or id cards!

Answer 16

They will add surcharges for cash payments? Sounds like a scam cooked up to make more money from the public.

Answer 17

I dunno my feelings because cash complicates a lot!

Answer 18

Isn't 2012 the doomsday year? I know I've seen that in 'M&F'

:EDIT: 30 min later:That guy at the bottom seems real sincere. Maybe we should join him and destroy the Orwellian nightmare before it's too late.

Answer 19

h**l im cashless now.got no credit cant get a bank account cause i got no debit or credit card.what you want me to do?

Answer 20

computer programs can be deleted, metal and paper that is in your possession is a lot harder to get rid of if it is all electronical then the government or a computer wiz like myself could steal every last cent you own with the right program and hacking skills. I see you got this info from a uk news paper ive been watching the UK and noticing that it is becoming very controlled by the government and so is my country the US you need to watch out, if they start terminating your countries money you better hord all the notes you can because if all is electronic that means that the government is making money out of thin air it will become worthless. If this becomes true leave you country or start a revolution and fight to take it back we need our freedoms to survive if the UK and or the US becomes to corrupt I will fight to take it back to take the peoples freedoms back and stop the evil that is spawning out off washington and london even if that means leaving everyone and everything i know you must watch out we need to watch out we cant have cameras everywhere we go i will not stand for it i will distory it and  bring back the constitution of the united states of america they will not take my Life they will not take my liberity they will not take my properity they will not take my freedom and if they do they will take it over my cold lifeless body i will not stand for such treason against the people and i will fight till my dying breath to save my country form the evil that will inevitability plague the land spewing its lies like a venom that distorts the mind and body into a slave a mindless individual that has no thought except what it is told to think and only does what it is told to do and only say what it is told to say they cant do this and i will not let them do this i will make sure they wont with all my heart soul and mind the only thing we can do as the people is fight fight for our lives it is about survival now.  Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they can not become conscious. And here is the slogan of the government WAR IS PEACE

FREEDOM IS SLAVERY

IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.

Answer 21

No way!What am i supposed to give strippers?!