Tag Archives: cash

Cashless society – a question answered

Posted on May 29, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

A long-time correspondent and friend recently asked us this question: Are world leaders pushing digital currency to replace cash in order to deliberately push citizens into buying metals – gold, silver, etc? How does that help the elite become wealthier? … Continue reading →

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Privacy and shopping

Posted on December 9, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Both Mike and “Slave Larry” make some excellent observations about privacy, tracking, and stores – and as Mama Liberty pointed out, all the others who can use that data being collected. (see the commentary “Cashless society and … Continue reading →

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Cashless society and privacy?

Posted on December 7, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton A friend recently complained about how the ads he sees on-line are more and more targeted to him, personally. He clicked on a link on one website that led him to an Amazon page (where he could … Continue reading →

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Bitcoin – tool for liberty or just another tool for tyranny?

Posted on July 9, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton MIT just published a story about Communist China’s central bank testing a digital currency to use instead of (in competition with) Bitcoin and all the rest. “Speeches and research papers from officials at the People’s Bank of … Continue reading →

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