Getting the kids used to the cashless society
From The Endtime
January 27, 2006
MasterCard is to introduce credit cards directly aimed at children, encouraging them to go into debt and consume products without the use of cash.
"Supporters regard the cards as the natural step in an increasingly cashless society. They argue that the prepayment cards will familiarize children with plastic without spending too much," the London Times says.
Phil Davies, the director of business development at MasterCard Europe, defended the cards, saying: "Parents can control the amount of money their son or daughter spends on the card by limiting the amount of money placed on the card."
So in effect it is exactly the same as an adult credit card, except the controlling of the amount of money in adult life is carried out by the bankers who profit from the cashless society.
A cashless society would mean total control over everyone, as people would be forced to pay for everything electronically. Every purchase would be traceable, and the ability to buy or sell could be halted immediately at any given moment.
We have previously seen how the concept is being seized upon and marketed to young people as cool. Cashless Coke vending machines, for example, integrated with wireless technology, are very cool.
Implantable microchips are very cool; you can use them to get into nightclubs and pay for drinks, and according to some they are the new body art. But they are admittedly a device of control. You can only spend as much as the controlling authority wishes.
School children are also being encouraged to thumbscan for their lunches, and amusement park goers are being biometrically scanned upon entry for payment and identification purposes.
We are constantly being told that the future is cashless; there are cashless lanes at the supermarket that move quicker and more efficiently, and with technology such as RFID we will receive a superior service at the price of being tracked, traced, and having our personal data recorded at all times.
The world has been expecting a global currency for over half a century now, and it is finally arriving, but not in the way it was expected.
Original article found at http://infowars.net/articles/january2006/270106cashless_society.htm
