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|    Mike Powell to AUGUST ABOLINS    |
|    cbdc's in canada..    |
|    13 Jul 23 15:22:00    |
      TZUTC: -0500       MSGID: 456.canada@1:2320/105 29159d92       REPLY: 1:153/757.21@fidonet 0a5ec74d       PID: Synchronet 3.19c-Linux master/cb76b1463 Feb 20 2022 GCC 7.5.0       TID: SBBSecho 3.14-Linux master/cb76b1463 Feb 20 2022 GCC 7.5.0       BBSID: CAPCITY2       CHRS: ASCII 1       > MP> This will make it easier for them to freeze the assets of protesters.              > Well, the gov't seems to be able to control the banks and reach       > into people's bank accounts and do whatever they want right now       > anyway.              But they cannot easily take any cash you have that isn't in the bank.              > They ARE suggesting that cash will still be legal tender       > (primarily to support the unbanked, I presume), ..but as a       > generation dies off and younger people embrace pure digital       > transactions, they will have motive to discontinue printing       > cash at any time thereafter.              > I find that young people avoid cash if they can.              I can see this, but I can also see that generation regretting their       decision.              Mike               * SLMR 2.1a * Your E-mail has been returned due to insufficient voltage       --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux        * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 15/0 105/81 106/201 116/17 18 129/305 153/7715 226/30 227/114       SEEN-BY: 229/110 112 113 275 307 317 426 428 470 664 700 282/1038       SEEN-BY: 291/111 292/854 317/3 320/219 322/757 396/45 460/58 712/848       SEEN-BY: 2320/0 105 401 5020/400 5075/35       PATH: 2320/105 229/426           |
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