If the governement ended currency and introduced a chip would you go for it?

tec699

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Some guy was telling me that our government will be introducing a chip in a few years that they would insert in your finger or eye. This chip would then be used to buy everything. It would replace the currency that we have today. For instance, if you want to buy milk you would have your finger or maybe eye scanned. Currency would be a thing of the past.

The HUGE downside is that the government would be able to track your wearabouts. Everything you do the governement would know about it. You would be monitored day and night.

And think about this. If and when we have another terrorist attack I could see the governement heading in this direction. There is no doubt in my mind that we're going to have another attack on our soil and thousands are going to persih. So when this happens I could see the government implementing this chip program.

It's scary stuff. France is already experimenting with it. I saw a program a few months ago. They had this night club showcased and the people that frequent this hot spot had a chip inserted in their arm. The bar tender would run a scanner over their arm and the money would be automatically deducated from their bank account.

Is this the so called mark of the beast? Would you let the governement do this to you or would you rebel? Remember that currency would be a thing of the past. To buy items for your survival you would need this chip.

 

Atomicus

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If that means they're able to track the wear-abouts of crooks whenever they are required to have their chip scanned, then so be it.
I don't really care if the gov't knows where I am, but I do care if they know where criminals are.

Motion to pass :thumbsup:
 

tec699

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Originally posted by: Atomicus
If that means they're able to track the wear-abouts of crooks whenever they are required to have their chip scanned, then so be it.
I don't really care if the gov't knows where I am, but I do care if they know where criminals are.

Motion to pass :thumbsup:


You're not concerned abou the possibility of abuse?
 

HamburgerBoy

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Mark of the beast? No, the mark of the beast, IIRC, has to be inserted in your forehead or right wrist. However, I would never wear anything that allows the government to track me.
 

CrackRabbit

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Originally posted by: Atomicus
If that means they're able to track the wear-abouts of crooks whenever they are required to have their chip scanned, then so be it.
I don't really care if the gov't knows where I am, but I do care if they know where criminals are.

Motion to pass :thumbsup:


And how many criminals are going to line up to get chips implanted in thier hands?
Or would have them removed if they were?
 

Bateluer

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Sounds like Minority Report, where they scanned eyes everywhere.

I would not mind an electronic debit chip in my finger, but not any where near my eye. Scanning my eye's retina would not be a problem though.

However, tracking functions that would probably be built into it would make me nervous.
 

AmberClad

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Sounds like a cool concept. I don't carry cash anyway, and this would beat carrying around a wallet full of credit cards. Plus, I'm not engaged in any activity where I would care whether or not the government knows my whereabouts, so that aspect doesn't really bother me.
 

pac1085

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How would you pay other people?

I had a lot of fun with some bills at a strip joint in canada last night, don't see how that would work with a chip!
 

mugs

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If you believed that, you are REALLY gullible.

They can't get people to accept a dollar coin and you think they're going to get people to agree to this?
 

mugs

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Originally posted by: pac1085
How would you pay other people?

I had a lot of fun with some bills at a strip joint in canada last night, don't see how that would work with a chip!

Well if the chip is in your finger... oh man I'm not even going to go there.
 

mwtgg

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Originally posted by: Atomicus
If that means they're able to track the wear-abouts of crooks whenever they are required to have their chip scanned, then so be it.
I don't really care if the gov't knows where I am, but I do care if they know where criminals are.

Motion to pass :thumbsup:

M-O-R-O-N
 

TallBill

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No, but we really should get rid of pennies, nickels, and dimes. There is NOTHING that cant be rounded up or down to a quarter.
 

Bozono

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Originally posted by: mugs
If you believed that, you are REALLY gullible.

They can't get people to accept a dollar coin and you think they're going to get people to agree to this?



You guys don't know what you're missing out on with the dollar coin bit. It's awesome. Just when you think you're broke you count up your loose change and BAM, you got $20 or so in dollars.
 

Fullmetal Chocobo

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Originally posted by: TallBill
No, but we really should get rid of pennies, nickels, and dimes. There is NOTHING that cant be rounded up or down to a quarter.

What about those scams where they steal fractions of a penny, and end up making millions over a short amount of time. And you are talking about about rounding to $.25? Sign me up, and let me write your accounting software then!! :laugh:

Hell, being in the military, I know it'll be tested on me first, so I'll let you know how it is.
 

TallBill

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Originally posted by: tasburrfoot78362
Hell, being in the military, I know it'll be tested on me first, so I'll let you know how it is.

you mean yer not chip'd already? my unit must be ahead of the times
 

mugs

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Originally posted by: TallBill
No, but we really should get rid of pennies, nickels, and dimes. There is NOTHING that cant be rounded up or down to a quarter.

Uh... let's start with just pennies.
 

JinLien

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Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: TallBill
No, but we really should get rid of pennies, nickels, and dimes. There is NOTHING that cant be rounded up or down to a quarter.

Uh... let's start with just pennies.
That not going to work because there are small items that costs pennies or less than a penny.

How would you like paying $2.75 a gallon of gas instead of $2.63 a gallon?
 

BSEagle1

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First person to try and stick a chip in my finger, especially from the government, is going to lose their fingers. Then I'll take their chip and stuff it in their retina.

Hell fvcking no.
 

BSEagle1

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Originally posted by: AmberClad
Sounds like a cool concept. I don't carry cash anyway, and this would beat carrying around a wallet full of credit cards. Plus, I'm not engaged in any activity where I would care whether or not the government knows my whereabouts, so that aspect doesn't really bother me.


And if they decide you're doing something they don't like?
 

QurazyQuisp

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I honestly don't care.

I have nothing to hide, so if the Government wants to know where I am, go ahead. Chances are, if they really wanted to track me, they could probably track me with or without that stupid chip, so one chip isn't going to make any difference.

But how would robberies happen then? would they take a knife and cut the chip out of you? Or start making re-programmable chips so they can just steal your money?