{"id":17366,"date":"2019-03-10T15:23:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T19:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=17366"},"modified":"2019-03-10T15:23:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T19:23:33","slug":"opinion-a-cashless-society-is-a-grave-threat-to-our-civil-liberties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2019\/03\/opinion-a-cashless-society-is-a-grave-threat-to-our-civil-liberties\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: A cashless society is a grave threat to our civil liberties"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img src='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.independent.co.uk\/s3fs-public\/thumbnails\/image\/2019\/02\/06\/10\/atm-trick-free-cash-withdraw.jpg?w=980&#038;ssl=1' style='max-width:600px;' data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Getting rid of cash may seem like a good idea, but it&#8217;s highly discriminatory and one of the biggest threats to<br \/>\nour civil rights and freedom.<\/p>\n<p>The Article &#8216;Opinion: A cashless society is a grave threat to our civil liberties&#8217; originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/cashless-society-uk-philadelphia-older-people-bank-cards-low-earners-poverty-a8815271.html\">https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/cashless-society-uk-philadelphia-older-people-bank-cards-low-earners-poverty-a8815271.html<\/a><br \/>\nJamie&#8217;s comments are his own.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting rid of cash may seem like a good idea, but it&#8217;s highly discriminatory and one of the biggest threats to our civil rights and freedom. 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