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Mastercard/Visa’s control (europe.pub)
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[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That would be ideal, but the people in office and their corporate overlords want to know every single breath we take. It will be hard to gain that right and easy to lose it.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 4 points 16 hours ago

Right, there's no permanent solution to this issue while the working class is not in control of the state, because ultimately it's the state which sets the value of fiat currency. If we win the fight to get a Taler-like system recognized as an official one, it would be as difficult to get rid of it as it is to ban cash right now.