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Here is a radical idea: what if everyone paid their tickets through a public infrastructure tax. That way neither the person with cards or cash in their wallets

Here is a radical idea: what if everyone paid their tickets through a public infrastructure tax. That way neither the person with cards or cash in their wallets has to worry about getting home. We don't even need to carry a wallet that could get lost in the first place!

zoomablemind 7y ago
In many European cities transportation is on honor basis, that is you're assumed to have paid the ticket, unlike elsewhere to pay on entry. But this is paired with random control runs and stiff penalties. I would imagine one could just take a free ride, and prepare to tell the story if caught. Or maybe even go to police, report a loss, maybe get some means to get home. Well, it's like a society contract. Looks like it has some small font on it too :) This changes the notion of money, turning it more into rationning system. Cashless seems almost a step away from social credit system. You can get your "allocated share". What does it mean to be a run-away in Sweden? Is it walk-away, hide-away, certainly not cashless...