What the article should have gone into in more detail is that this is utter nonsense, and that there are plenty of population groups across the world that are facing actual persecution, but of course that’s of no interest at all to the MAGA crowd.

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How do you know what hobo ass tastes like?

Take your EV in for its smug check

With the current fuel prices, every EV will pass its smug check :-D

I get that if you have the money, it’s stupid to finance a car purchase, but you can do that without slapping a bundle of banknotes onto their desk.

My landlord wanted me to pay the deposit in cash, and I said no, and did a bank transfer instead. If I get mugged on the way to his office, or discover after the transaction that he’s a scammer, that money is gone. And I don’t see any advantage to me to pay with physical money.

Of course, if I had gotten the money in cash because I’d been working off the books, or if I’d gotten it through some criminal activity, I’d have been very happy to have the opportunity to use the cash.

A friend of mine had a husband who did carpentry and got paid cash under the table, and so they bought all their groceries in cash, so that they didn’t have to declare the income. Not the way I’d like to live.

That’s not what this law is about. This is about banning the use of banknotes for large transactions.

It’s not about credit vs buying outright, it’s about banning the use of actual banknotes for large transactions. That’s a popular way to launder money and hide income for tax evasion.

Same with a 50 something walking into a car dealership with a briefcase full of cash. Or a 40 something buying a condo in Munich with cash. Something ain’t right here.

Hail corporate

I just searched for child abuse allegations against Jeremy Clarkson and I’m coming up empty. Can you point me at something concrete?