#lenahalldenius — Public Fediverse posts
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"If cash is the only money you have or the only money you can manage without help, you are confined to 'cash bubbles'. [In Sweden] Cash works like a local currency, isolated from the rest of the economy."
#MoaPetersén, #LenaHalldenius, 2024
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"Part of this is due to a unique Swedish law that prioritises “freedom of contract” above any legal requirement to accept cash. In other words, it is up to businesses – including banks – whether they take cash."
#MoaPetersén, #LenaHalldenius, 2024
We seem to have a similar principle in law here. I've had cash payments refused by both Auckland Transport buses and a Nando's restaurant up there.
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Sweden has rapidly converted into a nearly cashless society, leaving behind many of the most vulnerable: https://theconversation.com/sweden-is-a-nearly-cashless-society-heres-how-it-affects-people-who-are-left-out-216586
There are also huge privacy concerns here and I am completely confused at the notion of a cashless bank.
#theconversation #cash #sweden #money #economics #homelessness #refugees #elderly #moapetersen #lenahalldenius