Warden Callaway Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Sawmill Mary prepared match scores yesterday and counted up the loot for deposit. She brought the envelope over and stuck it under my nose. "Smell", she commanded. PeeeUee! It stunk of disinfectant! Many businesses are reluctant or refusing to take cash now, I understand. I'm sure THEY would be very happy to go to a society of all electronic monetary transfer system. What better way to track your movements, buying habits, and to collect taxes? Once cash is outlawed, you may have some grace period to deposit it. Of course, you'll have to declare it as income and taxed. https://abc7.com/coronavirus-covid-19-risks-young-people/6032432/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Warden, Thank you for the perspective of another potential danger from Covid-19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 It's happened before when Franklin Roosevelt took us off the gold standard and later bought up all the gold at a set price. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-takes-united-states-off-gold-standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Without Covid 19, money is the filthiest thing you handle on a regular basis. And it's said every $100 bill has traces of cocaine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Anyone who doesn’t like their dirty money can send it to me! Please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozark Shark Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 1 hour ago, irish ike, SASS #43615 said: Without Covid 19, money is the filthiest thing you handle on a regular basis. And it's said every $100 bill has traces of cocaine! Not to mention all of the cash that passes through strip clubs and the places it's "seen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 I don’t think I’ve used cash for two months. There’s no slot in my computer to stick it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 I've recently discovered that I can take a picture of a check with my phone and deposit it into the checking account. Amazing. The kids tell me this has been around for a while. I guess I'm just catching up. I may never have to go to the bank again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 8 minutes ago, Badlands Bob #61228 said: I've recently discovered that I can take a picture of a check with my phone and deposit it into the checking account. Amazing. The kids tell me this has been around for a while. I guess I'm just catching up. I may never have to go to the bank again. Yep, I just bought a pair of revolvers and paid that way. Kind of neat and kind of scary at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fence Cutter Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 7 hours ago, irish ike, SASS #43615 said: Without Covid 19, money is the filthiest thing you handle on a regular basis. And it's said every $100 bill has traces of cocaine! And this is why I've always laundered my money.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Ron Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Howdy, About a year back a coin came out of a roll of halves. It was black. So dirty I wasn't sure what it was. After a good long wash I found it was a Franklin half. Silver. Best CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 21 hours ago, irish ike, SASS #43615 said: Without Covid 19, money is the filthiest thing you handle on a regular basis. And it's said every $100 bill has traces of cocaine! If one bill in a 100 has actually been in contact with cocaine, the traces of the drug will spread to all the others, and as money moves around traces will spread too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 People that use $100 bills to snort coke won't have that $100 bill for long......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 I seldomly use plastic and when I do it is for an online purchase. I find if I use cash, I simply spend less money. Warden, you are exactly correct in your statement on going all electronic currency. Taxes on every transaction. Tracking every purchase made. Every single one. Etc... While electronic is handy it certainly comes with its share of potential problems than cash does not. One benefit I still get with cash when I shop at smaller businesses is I always ask if they offer a cash discount. They are only too happy to take cash and I usually save up to 10% on each purchase. I recently made a automotive parts purchase and cash saved me 10%, got a couple smaller parts thrown in and no taxes paid. I'm happy with that. No discounts for cards anywhere I have found unless you count the Discover Card cash rebate every year for using their card and that takes us right back to having all your transactions monitored and a total tracking of all your spending habits. If this society ever goes all electronic currency I suspect there with be on hell of a underground blackmarket for goods and services sprout up. We as Americans are pretty ingenious when it comes to circumventing and fighting what we don't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 12 minutes ago, Dantankerous said: If this society ever goes all electronic currency I suspect there with be on hell of a underground blackmarket for goods and services sprout up. We as Americans are pretty ingenious when it comes to circumventing and fighting what we don't like. We barter also. We have two brothers farming our pasture land. They have built miles of new fences, fertilise every year, mow pastures and spray for weed and thorn bush control. Also, they are real handy help a lot of time. No money changes hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, Warden Callaway said: We barter also. We have two brothers farming our pasture land. They have built miles of new fences, fertilise every year, mow pastures and spray for weed and thorn bush control. Also, they are real handy help a lot of time. No money changes hands. Bartering works, always has. A great form of commerce. I'd be more than happy to mow a yard for a box of ammo, a steak dinner, a pecan pie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.