Not that the US government doesn't constantly spy on its citizens, but I'd much rather businesses do so than the government. When I open a bank account, every

Not that the US government doesn't constantly spy on its citizens, but I'd much rather businesses do so than the government. When I open a bank account, every bank is legally required to forward my personal information and transaction history exceeding $600/yr to the federal government, and there's nothing I can do about it. I don't have to have a Facebook account or credit or debit card (and I don't have any of those) so I only get spied on by businesses I choose to deal with. Not only that, but most businesses I deal with give me a 3% discount when using untraceable cash, instead of payment processors. On top of that, when businesses get out of hand, customers choose to support a new business and the old one fails. This can be financially detrimental to those invested in the business, but it is much, much less bloody than when the same thing happens with a government.