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From: Mark Petz <ravenwyn@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 8:56 PM
Subject: a society with no cash
To: Franz Nahrada <f.nahrada@reflex.at>, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004@gmail.com>, Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson@gmail.com>


http://www.verkkouutiset.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52831%3Akaupunki-ilman-kaeteistae&catid=4%3Aulkomaat&Itemid=6

Örebro, Sweden on Friday celebrated a very unusual day. The first city in the country Örebro try to survive the whole day without cash.

Campaigns have included banks, shops, police, city and Crime Prevention Council. Today's intention is to eliminate crime, but also affects the environment.

- When you deleted the local ability to pay in cash, bus drivers against robberies came to an end, Dan Hjertestrand Örebro police said Nerikes Allehanda newspaper example of an idea to organize a day without cash.

He also pointed out that the other person against robberies have decreased as the cash on hand has decreased.

Crime Prevention Council Sören Svensson also other arguments in favor of the project to reduce the use of cash in society.

- About two-thirds of cash in a black money. There is talk of some 60 billion crowns. And everything should be lawful money, "he says.

Invented in turn, is involved in rapture to create safer working environments for their employees.

- Operators must be attractive for both customers and workers alike. Without the cash does not have a functioning business in the looting, trade representative Pernilla Seger says.

Bank in the world while it is estimated that hundred printing runs an average of 10 000 miles to the bank, the wallet, and trade between the Deposit and aiehuttaa therefore be approximately 500 kg of carbon dioxide a year. Ympäristösyytkin therefore in favor of days without any cash.

Swedbank's local manager, Anne-Lie Carlos does not believe in completely free cash to be reached, but the aim is that 85-90 percent of all purchases take place in the near future cards.