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August 10, 2018, 06:42:25 PM
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Poverty in human society is mostly artificial. If you don't believe this, take a look at the ants, bees, butterflies, birds, lions, antelopes & all animal societies... where do you see poverty or such shameful dependence?
In my opinion, the goal may be to make people poor & dependent on an upcoming evil system. Individual prosperity could be criminalized in such system.

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Homeless people are wearing barcodes around their necks in an attempt to increase donations in a cashless society, under an Oxford University backed initiative.
A new social innovation project, called Greater Change, hands homeless people a QR code, similar to the kind issued for online tickets.
Passersby who wish to give money - but who may not have any change in their pocket - can scan the code using their smart phone, and make an online payment to the person.
The donation goes into an account which is managed by a case worker who ensures that the money is spent on agreed targets, such as saving for a rental deposit or a new passport.
“The problem we’re trying to solve here is that we live in an increasingly cashless society and as well as this when people give they worry about what this money might be spent on,” Alex McCallion, founder of Greater Change, told the BBC.
“So the solution we’ve come up with is a giving mechanism through your smart phone with a restrictive fund.”...
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/08/homeless-people-wearing-barcodes-new-project-increase-donations/

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