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Another side-effect is for donations. In London it's possible to live without any cash. Even markets are accepting cards now. There are often charities that ar
by zimbatm 8y ago
Another side-effect is for donations. In London it's possible to live without any cash. Even markets are accepting cards now.
There are often charities that are asking for money at the entrances of the tube. The UK is depending quite heavily on charities for people in need. This year it looks like they started equipping themselves with contact-less payment systems. It would be interesting to be able to see the numbers behind the scene.
What is quite sad is that beggars are not able to equip themselves with contact-less payment systems. I assume that they necessarily will become dependent on the charities to be able to survive.
- romanovcode 8y agoThe government should increase the taxes and spend that money on the poor/people in need.
- TheGrumpyBrit 8y agoThey're half way there. They've got the first part down to a fine art.
- KrishnaAnaril 8y agoOn the otherside, Charities are a good way to stash cash and skip tax in some countries.
- kalleboo 8y ago> What is quite sad is that beggars are not able to equip themselves with contact-less payment systems In Sweden I've seen a beggar with a "Swish" number displayed. (Swish is the domestic cashless person-to-person payment system, all you need to use it is a cell phone and a bank account). So it's not impossible for beggars to be cashless.
- zimbatm 8y agoCan everyone get a bank account in Sweden? I don't know if the experience of giving some physical money to someone necessarily translates well. Do you know if people actually bother to read/scan the "Swish" number to do donations?
- clort 8y agoI read something the other day about the Big Issue experimenting with contactless card readers for their vendors