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This is the fundamentally most important issue. You should not be forced to use the services of any private company to get through the basics of life. It should
by jjav 3y ago
This is the fundamentally most important issue. You should not be forced to use the services of any private company to get through the basics of life. It should be an option to choose between many, but also the option to choose none.
Cash is issues by the government, it's the same for all of use, anyone is free to use it. It can't be suspended or remotely wiped, cash transactions cannot be supervised (and thus sometimes blocked) by a third party.
- votepaunchy 3y ago> You should not be forced to use the services of any private company to get through the basics of life. How do I buy food/clothing/shelter from the government? We are already discussing the actions of private businesses.
- jjav 3y agoYou can grow your own food, or trade with a neighbor or buy at farmers markets etc. Also, there are thousands of options where to buy food so there is no corporation oligopoly that can ban you from buying food. Same for clothing. Housing you pretty much always buy from a private individual, never from a corporation. Contrast these to a dystopian world where you're only allowed to make transaction with a credit card but visa & mastercard (private megacorporations) decide to ban you. That's it, you're basically not part of society anymore. (Sure there's discover and amex but their acceptance in most places is low.)