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oldsoftie

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53. The govt will surely use this point to try to lessen cash use. So they can track us MORE
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 09:41 PM
Feb 2020

Thats their end game; knowing our every move

Yipes. Of course! But I never thought of it. Squinch Feb 2020 #1
We had this discussion after watching Rachel last night. BComplex Feb 2020 #4
You are right. Especially with it living on surfaces dewsgirl Feb 2020 #2
So you're suggesting we should launder our money? unblock Feb 2020 #3
Well, I hadn't thought of that! BComplex Feb 2020 #5
... 2naSalit Feb 2020 #6
And that's truly all he cares about. BComplex Feb 2020 #9
I know a peeResident who will do that (for a fee) erronis Feb 2020 #7
Now there's a guy who needs to handle some cash BComplex Feb 2020 #10
Any item you purchase can be handled tho, correct? GusBob Feb 2020 #8
I guess that, too. BComplex Feb 2020 #11
It could very well be argued a pin pad is more dangerous GusBob Feb 2020 #12
Oh lord. I hadn't thought of that. BComplex Feb 2020 #13
I keep hand saintizer in my car which i use after leaving a premise. Kaleva Feb 2020 #15
and the virus is more likely to live longer on the plastic surface Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #66
Cashless isn't perfect either, if you have to use a stylus or keypad. Tap-to-pay cards/card readers RockRaven Feb 2020 #14
True that. BComplex Feb 2020 #16
Has anyone actually bothered to test currency? PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #17
Not that I've ever heard of. BComplex Feb 2020 #20
Somehow I think that if currency really PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #37
Yes. Money is filthy. Tanuki Feb 2020 #42
Yeah, but do people actually get sick from the currency? PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #44
Good questions canetoad Mar 2020 #61
Do not forget store loyalty cards and items handed to you usedtobedemgurl Feb 2020 #18
You're very careful. That's good! BComplex Feb 2020 #21
BComplex... usedtobedemgurl Feb 2020 #24
Thanks for those tips! BComplex Feb 2020 #25
Milk also freezes well womanofthehills Feb 2020 #52
Yes, those things do seem extreme. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #38
I Know It Seems Extreme, But As I Said... usedtobedemgurl Feb 2020 #46
But nothing has changed, not really. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #59
Okay. usedtobedemgurl Mar 2020 #62
Yup,Money and Door knobs. Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #19
Yep. Someone who is contaminated sneezes, your hair catches the spores. BComplex Feb 2020 #22
Not forget,the dirtess tool in the House is your comb Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #23
People lick their fingers when counting your change back to you. louis-t Feb 2020 #26
Just hope it doesn't make you infected with the coronavirus, also! BComplex Feb 2020 #27
Chinese are destroying a lot of the currency that has been circulating and replacing it.... Pachamama Feb 2020 #28
Wow! Really? BComplex Feb 2020 #30
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
China plan to destroy paper currency... littlemissmartypants Mar 2020 #63
What I've read is that they are doing something to disinfect it. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2020 #39
I haven't been able to find anything Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #67
Is the duration of covid19 viability on any surface actually known? MadLinguist Feb 2020 #29
Ok. Discussed elsewhere on DU, here's a link RE similar virus MadLinguist Feb 2020 #35
Thanks for that, MadLinguist... BComplex Feb 2020 #48
I just saw a thread around here somewhere that showed BComplex Feb 2020 #31
I almost never use cash. Happy Hoosier Feb 2020 #32
I almost always use credit cards BComplex Feb 2020 #34
don't ever touch your face when out and about.. Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #33
Keypads are a motherfucker. Iggo Feb 2020 #36
I love those self-checkout places BComplex Feb 2020 #40
I love self checkout but crickets Feb 2020 #55
China Quarantines Cash to Sanitize Old Bank Notes From Virus KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2020 #43
Great information there, KY_EnviroGuy!! BComplex Feb 2020 #49
Where did the thing you're purchasing come from? Who sneezed on it? Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #45
I work retail pecosbob Feb 2020 #47
Yipes, pecosbob! BComplex Feb 2020 #50
I think all the coke residue on it should kill any cooties Blues Heron Feb 2020 #51
LOL!! BComplex Feb 2020 #54
was just about to post along thes lines ... Kathy M Feb 2020 #56
The govt will surely use this point to try to lessen cash use. So they can track us MORE oldsoftie Feb 2020 #53
Ding ding ding ding we have a winner +1.... nt Hotler Mar 2020 #65
Then we should see large numbers of cashiers coming down with it. nilram Feb 2020 #57
Good point, nilram. BComplex Mar 2020 #58
Yes, cotton fiber paper money transmits viruses. roamer65 Mar 2020 #60
and you grab your fries from the bag before you washed your hands Demonaut Mar 2020 #64
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