Using Tradies as Propaganda for Cashless Society, By James Reed
The article below tells a story about tradies not having much cash, and going cashless. So, the sub-text must be, do not fear Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), as tradies don't.Now the thing not talked about is that it is well known that tradies will do jobs for cash in hand that does not show up on the books for tax. The same thing was done by lots of migrants back in the day. Of course no -one is going to admit to that, but it is known. Will tradies, and other people like drug dealers, be really happy having every transaction on the books? How does your resident crack dealer fill out his tax return if the dope transactions all go to card? You would think this dark underbelly would be putting up more of a protest about the war on cash?
"Cashed-up tradies might be a thing of the past as fewer Aussies are carrying and withdrawing cold hard cash.
Tradie Graham Tomkinson, 23, actually laughed at the idea of it being common for people to pay with cash.
"Nah no one pays with cash now," he told news.com.au.
Mr Tomkinson, who is based in Western Australia, said cash just isn't normal anymore, and it isn't even something he uses outside of work.
"Nope, I never carry cash. I'm not rich enough," he said.
Mr Tomkinson said that when he was a kid, he used to carry pocket money around, but that habit has not followed him into adult life.
"I never carry cash now," he admitted.
Mr Tomkinson does have a wallet, but it is just used to store his Medicare card and receipts for tools that he wants to claim back.
"I don't carry my wallet with me. I keep it in the car. I guess I wouldn't care if someone stole it. I just wouldn't have the receipts anymore and would have to reapply for a Medicare card," he said.
Similarly, mechanic Harrison Lockyer, 20, said there's simply "no need for cash at work", anymore.
"Most places have EFTPOS these days," he said.
The 20-year-old said the only reasons he uses cash is to buy car parts and to avoid getting "stuck if EFTPOS is down".
Sydney-based builder Steven Sousamlis runs his own bathroom renovation business and doesn't wander around with cash to burn.
"I don't carry cash myself. With so many places only accepting EFTPOS these days, I don't really see the point in having cash on hand," he said.
Mr Sousamlis said that he doesn't think cash is "completely dead" but it is definitely on life support.
"It is definitely heading in that direction. Have you tried withdrawing cash from a bank recently? It feels almost like you're being interrogated," he said.
"Plus, with so many ATMs being removed, getting cash is becoming increasingly inconvenient."
And so it goes on.
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