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Saturday, September 10, 2016

Cash Means Freedom, Which Is Why So Many Officials Hate It

Opponents and proponents of folding money agree that the stuff protects you from the state—but they differ about the value of that protection.  

J.D. Tuccille

Cash—the familiar, anonymous paper money and metallic coins that most of us grew up using—isn't just convenient, it's also a powerful shield for our autonomy and our privacy. That's the argument of cash advocates of course—but also of those economists and government officials who want to abolish the stuff. Cash's power to protect people from meddling and tracking motivates both parties, either to shore up our defenses against the state, or to squish them under their thumbs........To Read More.....

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