• TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Aren’t those notes banned precisely for the reason of money laundering? It has been twenty years since I’ve seen €500 note.

    • CAVOK@lemmy.worldOP
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      I had the idea years ago that we should ban notes outright, it would have to be coins and the highest denomination would be €50. You can still buy stuff that you’d need cash for, but it would make the black/shadow-economy more cumbersome. Or you’d get really strong criminals. 🙃

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        Man what do you have against people using cash, Banks are untrustworthy as fuck. Who cares if “illegal transactions” occur, taxation is fucking theft anyways.

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          Many people think it’s wise to do everything in cash, but actually there are fees for cashing in cheques instead of bank transfer. So in essence, you are, in a way, paying tax.