I notice more and more places in Aotearoa refusing to accept cash for payments, despite the fact that it's legal tender. If this isn't already illegal, it ought to be. If it is, those laws need to be enforced.
Some people prefer to keep some (or all) of our transactions private, rather than sharing data about them with banks, payment providers, and anyone else they share it with or sell it to. We have that right.
#Aotearoa #NZ #privacy #payments #cash #LegalTender
This led to #ShowerThoughts; I wonder is the Pirate Party could get some traction in Aotearoa if the local version was called the Private Party?
nostr:npub1trdnqrfstufc45awha43p6xy2n0v6czuhapzh4r09hap08dg0c6s9gussx Any idea why? Maybe it's about security ("No cash on premises, not worth trying to rob us"), or cost ("Banks charge so much for cash deposits that we lose money on cash transactions")?
As an amateur musician who's done a lot of busking, I very much appreciate cash.
Also as someone who's bought a lot of substances that have been demonised and criminalised, despite being relatively harmless (compared to alcohol or tobacco).
