08/03/2017 - Mish Shedlock: The War On Cash Is Moving At Breakneck Speed

“Australia’s Black Economy Taskforce has come up with a list of 35 ‘consumer-focused’ proposals to crack down on cash. The taskforce blames consumers for holding cash and for not getting receipts .. Michael Andrew, the head of the taskforce, proposes nanochips in $50 and $100 notes so the government knows where the cash is. Cash will expire after a designated period of time .. On November 8, 2016, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi stunned the country with an announcement that 500-rupee ($7.30) and 1,000-rupee notes, which account for more than 85 percent of the money supply, would cease to be legal tender immediately .. The war on cash is moving at breakneck speed.”

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