[P2P-F] Fwd: a society with no cash

[Michel Bauwens]

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From: Mark Petz <ravenwyn at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 8:56 PM
Subject: a society with no cash
To: Franz Nahrada <f.nahrada at reflex.at>, Michel Bauwens <
michelsub2004 at gmail.com>, Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson at 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<http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=fi&tl=en&u=http://na.se/nyheter/orebro/1.1168548-pa-fredag-ska-hela-orebro-vara-kontantfritt&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhhlgcTGJHcCsQZTP5d1YXxhkf6kgg>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.



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