> The idea that the government would know specifically how much we spend, where we spend it, and could deny transactions sounds pretty distopian to me. That bo

> The idea that the government would know specifically how much we spend, where we spend it, and could deny transactions sounds pretty distopian to me. That boat has sailed. Private enterprises collect spending information[0], associate it with your identity and sell the aggregated data to anyone willing to pay. The FBI is on the record as willing to be pay for this data. This dystopia has the "free market/small government" seal of approval. 0. Which is why every retailer badgers you into joining their rewards program based or your phone number and/or email.