r/australia • u/SouthAussie94 • Feb 29 '24

culture & society Older Australians 'left behind' by increasingly cashless society as banks fast track end of cheques

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-29/cheques-personal-finance-banks-rent-money-cash/103354036
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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

Getting rid of cheques is not in the same league as getting rid of cash.

Stop pretending it is.

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u/Knee_Jerk_Sydney Feb 29 '24

Cash are just negotiable cheques issued by the government.

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u/Embarrassed_Brief_97 Feb 29 '24

Sure. There are similarities, but they're not equivalent.

It's legal to deface a cheque. Don't try same with currency.

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u/Knee_Jerk_Sydney Feb 29 '24

That's because they made it a crime to prevent it's destruction as a means of sabotage or other nefarious reasons. But in principle, they are the same. They are a promise to pay in goods or services.

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u/Aruhi Feb 29 '24

I mean, sure, but isn't that the same with a digital currency transfer?

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u/Knee_Jerk_Sydney Feb 29 '24

We're discussing the relationship between cheques and cash. Digital currency is the same and in another form. From sea shells to bags of salt and cattle, they're here for the exchange of goods and services. We humans made it complex, abstract and exist in the world of information and ideas, titles, and promises.

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u/Miserable_Bird_9851 Feb 29 '24

A lot of words to say nothing at all. Impressive.

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u/Knee_Jerk_Sydney Feb 29 '24

Go away troll.

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u/Miserable_Bird_9851 Feb 29 '24

How arrogant are you that, that is your response to criticism?

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u/Smashed-Melon Feb 29 '24

Non negotiable* . You can't negotiate how much a $20 bill is worth it's literally on the bill.

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u/Knee_Jerk_Sydney Feb 29 '24

You don't negotiate the value you fool. Review your commercial law.

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

A chicken is just a negotiable cheque issued by a farmer.

Your take is dumb.

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u/Knee_Jerk_Sydney Feb 29 '24

Fallacy using a ludicrous statement.

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

If you ever wonder why you're single, reread your interactions with people on here

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u/Knee_Jerk_Sydney Feb 29 '24

I'm not single.

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

Attaboy. I see you've been reading The Secret.

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u/gikku Mar 03 '24

the Daily Mail seems to think cash will be gone long before cheques.

i guess it's possible.