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If Trump wins, NATO may be a thing of the past anyway.
Sweden will deserve what they get ... bankruptcy , NATO is just a gun-running money-pit even before Obama was elected the first time
they ( Sweden ) choose that path no sympathy here
Only a dreamIf Trump wins, NATO may be a thing of the past anyway.
Mr frog what's the dream. The Trumpet winning POTUS horror of horrors or the demise of NATOOnly a dream
In Mundaring the township closest to us used to be served by banks now only has Bendigo thankfully and appears set to stay, strong community support.I think it will be a long time before we go cashless and even then there will probably still be cash, just small denominations.
With regard small country towns, I expect over time some will get bigger as they become regional centers and some will disappear, it is already happening in W.A.
The larger towns with a hospital are generally becoming the hub of the area and the smaller towns that had relevance years ago when they were on the narrow gauge railway line, are now slowly dying as the services fold.
Just the way things go as transport changes, so do logistics and the small towns that were needed 100 years ago aren't today, it's a sad reality.
both, and Trump would be a relief vs corrupt war mongering democrats..think of the european peoples now and most of Americans...Mr frog what's the dream. The Trumpet winning POTUS horror of horrors or the demise of NATO
A cashless society would make it very difficult for those connected with certain companies to get their wads of cash in brown envelopes spent which is a crying shame. ?
Big change: Development shows Australia may have reached peak cash
For the first time since the advent of dollars and cents, the total amount of cash is starting to fall.www.smh.com.au
The amount of cash in Australia has declined for the first time since dollars and cents were introduced in 1966, with the number and value of notes across the economy falling in the past financial year.
In a development economists say will hurt criminals operating in the black economy but potentially make day-to-day life more difficult for the elderly and those living in regional areas, more than $1 billion worth of notes have disappeared from circulation in the past 12 months.
Every year since the transition from pounds and shillings to decimal currency, the total value and number of notes in circulation has increased. But that reversed in 2022-23 with a particularly large fall in the number of $50 notes.
Despite the rise of touch-and-go, direct payment and debit cards over the past decade, the number of notes had been increasing. It soared during the COVID pandemic even though many retailers moved to contactless payment systems.
Reserve Bank data shows between February 2020 and December that year, the value of $50 notes in circulation jumped by 24.5 per cent. There was a 15 per cent jump in the number of $100 notes over the same period.
But the RBA’s own regular survey of consumers’ payment trends show three in four Australians are now considered low cash users. They use cash for less than 20 per cent of all their in-person transactions. In 2019, about half of Australians were considered low cash users.
The number of $5 notes in circulation has fallen to the lowest point since October 2019. The number of $20 notes (May 2021) and $50 notes (August 2021) is also continuing to drop.
The only note still growing is the rarely seen $100 note, but even that is slowing. The value of $100 notes circulating increased by 7.4 per cent in 2021-22, but lifted by a much more modest 2.4 per cent last financial year.
Australia is not alone in the phenomenon. Both the United Kingdom and New Zealand have seen a drop in the number of notes circulating in their economies over the past 12 months after a COVID-era surge.
Despite the drop in total notes, there are still 18 $100 and 36 $50 notes in circulation for every Australian.
maybe not RFK jr is sowing panic in the Dem ranks , of course RFK jr still has to survive the presidential campaignOnly a dream
Just can't see that happening.maybe not RFK jr is sowing panic in the Dem ranks , of course RFK jr still has to survive the presidential campaign
there is also the possibility of a Trump/RFK joint ticket ( in either order ) going against the bi-polar party system ( pun intended )
maybe not RFK jr is sowing panic in the Dem ranks , of course RFK jr still has to survive the presidential campaign
there is also the possibility of a Trump/RFK joint ticket ( in either order ) going against the bi-polar party system ( pun intended )
just wondering what this has to do with a cashless society thread, it seems to be more about a morally corrupt thread. ?Just can't see that happening.
trump has far too big an ego to play second fiddle.
RFK is in the end, a Democrat of the old school .
Mick
but Trump has a relationship with some of the Kennedys , Robert is a smart,tough lawyer ( and lord knows Trump needs one of those onside almost every week ) Robert is geared to work through conflicts , and what is more would drag real progressives ( and Libertarians away from the big parties AND get them to voteJust can't see that happening.
trump has far too big an ego to play second fiddle.
RFK is in the end, a Democrat of the old school .
Mick
would put a huge wrench in the CBDC plans although i haven't seen any US candidates come out and roast the Fed or Treasury this campaignjust wondering what this has to do with a cashless society thread, it seems to be more about a morally corrupt thread. ?
Happy days for Me and She.I wonder when they are going to withdraw the $100 note from circulation, IMO that will be the first indicator, of the move to cashless
just wondering what this has to do with a cashless society thread
To be back on subject, I think the $100 note disappearing will be the signal to watch. And after a couple of years at 10% inflation, $50 will not be muchYou are correct regarding the posts about US politics. Usual drivel posts by a poster of drivel.
Last few times I went to pay with my debit card at restaurant or butcher they had a surcharge even on eftpos... so I have been going to the atm to get cash and pay in cash.Another conspiracy theory ticked off:
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