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Cashless Cow [Aug. 2nd, 2013|02:24 pm]
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Went into a Swedbank to pay for the girls' passports (10 lats each)
'Kāpēc Jūs to negribat pārskaitīt caur internet banku'(viņš to teica bez kļūdām, protams)
'Es vairs nevaru šeit?'
'Varat, tikai izdevīgāk caur internetu.'
'Jā, bet man vajag pārskaitīt šo tagad, un neesmu pie interneta patlaban.'

After a couple of minutes, he informed me that it would be 9 lats to process the two payments of 10 lats.
'Kāpēc tik daudz?'

And he gave me the look the new generation loves to give - the one I will need to get used to.
'Tāpēc ka Jūs maksat ar skaidru naudu uz citu banka kontu'.

You see, youngsters. IT DIDN'T USE TO BE LIKE THIS. Tici man - esmu vēcs.

Izdevīgāk, izdevīgāk arī Nigeriāāā.

(Nebija laika pārbaudīt grrramatiku..)
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From:[info]fedrs
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 02:37 pm
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Nezinu vai visās filiālēs, bet vispār esmu manīnījis tur brīvi pieejamus datorus un printerus.
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From:[info]brookings
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 02:44 pm
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nepamanīju un man ne piedāvāja to iespēju- bet ar šo postu gribu apspriest kustību uz cashless sabiedrību caur 'izdevību'.
From:[info]fedrs
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 04:02 pm
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Inflācija kļūs lētāka, nebūs jādrukā banknotes.
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From:[info]chaj
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 02:56 pm
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Hmmmm...kāpēc Tu nemaksā caur internetbanku? Starp citu, katrā swedbank filiālē ir dators caur kuru var to izdarīt un vēl stāv darbinieks kas palīdz to izdarīt.
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From:[info]brookings
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 03:01 pm
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Kā jau teicu, tur tas nebija (vai es nepamanīju un man piedavāja), bet jautājums nav par to. Juatājums ir par to summu (9ls) un par to, ka mes ejam uz sabiedrību/ekonomiku bez skaidras naudas, kas manuprāt ir nelabvēlīga situacija.
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From:[info]chaj
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 03:10 pm
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Es esmu naiva un jauna. Man likās, bezskaidrās naudas darījumi ietaupa laiku un atvieglo dzīvi. Pati banka to pasniedz ka iespēju izvairīties no rindām un liekā darba. Zinu Tavu attieksmi pret bankām, bet es laikam negribētu atpakaļ uz stāvēšanu rindā lai apmaksātu rēķinus un kasē pēc algas..
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From:[info]brookings
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 04:24 pm
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Varētu būt gan ar skaidro naudu un arī bez, bet, Chaj, lūdzu iedomājies pasauli bez skaidras naudas (kā tagad sāk notikt Nigerijā). Izdevīgi, varbūt ... it īpaši ja tu nezini vai negribi zināt (kā 99% no cilvekiem) par monetāru politiku, un kas to kontrolē.

Te ir jautājums par kontroli: absolutā informācijas pieejamība tiem, kas jau kontrolē monetaru politiku.
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From:[info]artis
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 04:27 pm
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bitcoin
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From:[info]brookings
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 04:31 pm
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is apparently the answer, but do you really think it won't be controlled or destroyed at some point down the line? It seems to me to be too much of a threat to the Central bank/private bank system to survive.
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From:[info]artis
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 04:43 pm
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it is decentralized and peer-to-peer by design, i.e., rather difficult to destroy w/o bringing down the entire 'net. they can easily shut down single nodes in the network. however, bitcoin does not depend on single nodes to operate. ergo, it will not be completely destroyed, but they can prevent it from becoming mainstream by going after merchants who accept it as currency, individuals who are known to have used it etc. it is technologically resilient, but for it to succeed it has to gain political legitimacy. it will be to interesting to see how it all goes down...
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From:[info]brookings
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 04:56 pm
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They will, I think, go after it in some form at some point - imagine: not only outside the current monetary system but also difficult (impossible?) to enforce taxation as far as I understand from what I have read.
From:[info]nulle
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 04:35 pm
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Ir brīži, kā Tu redzi, kad neatvieglo.
From:[info]lasitajs
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 03:14 pm
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Kāpēc nelabvēlīga?
Ikdienas lietošanā bezskaidrai naudai redzu daudzas priekšrocības.
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From:[info]brookings
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 04:25 pm
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Sveiks - es atbildēju pie Chaja.
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From:[info]artis
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 04:14 pm
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there's an app for that :)
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From:[info]brookings
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 04:28 pm
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for getting used to young people? I would have to say that I could be interested in that.
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From:[info]virginia_rabbit
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 05:56 pm
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es speciāli gāju izņemt tos 20 ls par savu pasi, lai samaksātu šiem skaidrā, jo viņiem jau nekad nav kā pie cilvēkiem. vilku laukā savu naudas zīmi, bet viņi ar'paskatījās ar TO seju un teica: mēs nepieņamam skaidru naudu!
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From:[info]brookings
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 08:43 pm
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they don't know where it's been

Bet jā: kāpēc navar to saņēmt, un tad dod tev kvītu, lai tu vari pierādītu, ka esi samaksājusi.

Protams tad bankas (PRIVATAS INSTITUCIJAS) nevarēs dabut savu 50 sant (vai vairāk) par gandrīz neko.

Bet par to seju - jā: they've got us all roundly fucked in the head.
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From:[info]helvetica
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 08:09 pm
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Swedbankas tapec ir izvietoti datori, lai laudis var pasapkalpoties internetbanka. Ka ari pasu dienesta var ar karti samaksat uzrriz.
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From:[info]helvetica
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 08:19 pm
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Aa, skatos, citi to pasu teikusi, bet vispar saprotu, jo mani kaut ka tiri intuitivi satrauc, ka nav iespejams algu sanemt skaidra. Valsts un pasvaldibas iestade un algu tikai uz kontu. Banka. Kas nav nekada labdaribas iestade, bet diezgan privati kantori, un panem pa latinam katru menesi par kartes uzturesanu, par noteikta lieluma summu apgrozisanu noteikta laika u.c. Beigas kka obidna, ka nevar apiet, bet dala algas janoliek liekeziem, lai vispar pie savas sapelnitas naudas varetu tikt.
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From:[info]brookings
Date:August 2nd, 2013 - 08:50 pm
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Tieši tā - nu vēl neaizmirsim, ka šiem privatiem kantoriem ir tiesības tikt pie musu algas, lai tie var "nodrošināt" musu otru ļimena pensiju.

Mums vajag tiesības dzivot arpus viņu sistemu. Ar savu izdevību šīs bankas ir iekartojušas kā vareni paraziti.

piedod par lat. valodu - esmu sācis dzert :)
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From:[info]begemots
Date:August 3rd, 2013 - 01:01 am
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swedbank is, btw, rather ludicrious with its fees every now and then. i would consider moving to seb or some other, but my mortgage agreement demands my salary is put there.
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From:[info]brookings
Date:August 3rd, 2013 - 09:51 am
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"my mortgage agreement demands my salary is put there"

Well, I suppose when we sign our name to these contracts it means we are comfortable with the immorality of what they are asking: 1: requiring you to pay interest on a loan which was created only by your promise to pay them that money over time and NOT BY ANY MONEY THAT THEY HAD TO GIVE YOU, and 2: demanding that your salary is paid into your account at their bank.

Ignorance is no excuse - which is why I bang my head here about this against the wall of this site.