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[โ€“] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I just want an easier way to give money to homeless people, without them having to depend on an electricity supply.

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Maybe we could issue tokens for a given value or something like that?

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True, but who would carry them around?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, right. It's a silly idea.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Damn, how has no one done this yet?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Don't feed the troll

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are penalties for carrying cash. One is the time burden of withdrawing it, the other is that if your bank has fees for more than X withdrawals a month then you will be deincentivized.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

how much money do you want to give to a homeless person for you needing to withdraw a high amount of cash each month?

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I just don't want to have cash on me. My wallet is already quite a stack of cards. Two debit cards, a credit card, two vehicle registration cards, a roadside assistance membership card, a driver's license.