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The Russian Federation considers outlawing most cash transactions.
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 16211758:MV8xODcxMTY3XzMxMjE2ODg2X0EwQkMyQTJG] [quote:Snuffielover:MV8xODcxMTY3XzMxMjEzMzc3XzZCQTgxOUE1] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1068718:MV8xODcxMTY3XzMxMjEzMjYxXzlBMTJFN0U2] We in my country almost always pay with a bank card at shops. Allmost all shops have a machine for it. This is not a debt card, it is a bank card. It is pretty easy actually. [/quote] I have no doubts it can be convenient for some mindsets and certain situations. But I can't quite see it working in Russia. First of all our Government would surely love to take even tighter control of our funds. All in the name of preventing fraud and such things. Second, Russia is the largest country in the world by area. It's not very tightly populated, getting such a huge project into every home without anyone being "stepped on" is going to be a gigantic PITA. But then again it might be another corruption/kickback scheme for the banks and the few Elite behind them. And finally our power supply is utter doodooo. WE are not guaranteed a 12/7 uplink even in some areas. A few dead zones are completely impossible to cover with cellphone towers for the ATM's to work at all. Eh, I guess it's in our soul, [b]dive into things first and shove out the consequences later.[/b] [/quote] like this ? [glpvideo]http://video.godlikeproductions.com/video/Drunk_Russian_Falls_out_of_Window_keeps_partying?id=d2d770e0f572df071d2[/glpvideo] [/quote]
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As stated in this article by Lenta.Ru
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link to www.lenta.ru
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The Ministery of Finances are looking into transferring most of the cash money flow in Russia over to plastic cards and harshly regulating the amount of free currency in circulation. Each shop and money transfer point (Car Dealers, Markets, etc would need an ATM at least)
The article is in Russian, but I have not found any English source citing the same. I decided in our times of confusion and uncertainty that this is a troubling sign. I am not a big supporter of conspiracy theories, but my everyday life as a Russian Citizen would be greatly hindered by this proposal.
Not to mention the chaos in smaller enterprises and in an event of power failure. One would not be able to buy, or sell anything legally and easily without that card. You wouldn't even get your usual salary in cash with a side dish of the usual workplace kickback.
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