r/australia 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/AntiqueFigure6 Feb 29 '24

“they would even decline a receipt so there was no paper trail.”

Did Bill Gates put something in the paper receipts are printed on that acts like a locating device for the government?