Comment by jamesblonde

As a resident of Sweden, i can only say that this is the future for all western countries. Life is just better without cash. We don't pay the mental tax of always ensuring i have dollar bills on me to tip left, right, and center. Your phone is enough to get you through the day. The govt is still run by the people for the people here, so most people aren't worried about totalitarianism. Most beggars now have signs with their phone number to swish them cash - because nobody has cash to give them (the other form of begging is collecting plastic bottles and cans with deposits).