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In reply to the discussion: The exchange of CASH MONEY is one way of spreading the virus. [View all]PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,839 posts)17. Has anyone actually bothered to test currency?
Look, EVERYTHING has some kind of germs on it. And if you're not paying with cash you're paying with debit or credit card and touching a terminal or touch pad that countless others have also touched.
I've been hearing for years about how dangerous real currency is because of the supposed germs it carries. I've never seen anything that actually tests or supports that.
Personally, I pay for most things with cash, because for me it's a better way to manage my money. Those of you who prefer credit or debit cards, you're simply choosing a different way to manage your money.
And remind me just how many cruise ships have had passengers with the corona virus? Seven? Eleven? Twenty-four? I keep forgetting.
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Cashless isn't perfect either, if you have to use a stylus or keypad. Tap-to-pay cards/card readers
RockRaven
Feb 2020
#14
Chinese are destroying a lot of the currency that has been circulating and replacing it....
Pachamama
Feb 2020
#28
I need to locate the info where I saw this...think it was out of an investor news brief from Europe
Pachamama
Feb 2020
#41
The govt will surely use this point to try to lessen cash use. So they can track us MORE
oldsoftie
Feb 2020
#53