The ATM in Cuba ate my VISA on a Friday night while on vacation. That was a fun diversion getting it back.
And on an actual disaster scale that ranks pretty low, as we had a second card (with a low limit) and still some amount of cash, so we weren't even completely out of money. Maybe it's better if you're somewhere close to home... but on the other hand if everyone is cashless, who could you borrow money from? Maybe a prepaid card that your friend would fill up for you... No, I'm a really huge fan of cash, at least as valid backup payment - even though, of course I enjoy the usual ease of use of card to tap payments.
Is giving money to capitalists overall that much better?
Giving money to an international corpo which dodges paying taxes by parking their money in a tax-free country while selling overpriced products produced by third-world, low-wage workers(including children) seems wrong as well, yet most of us do it very frequently without thinking about it.
Signed, someone living and working in a capitalist society.
And on an actual disaster scale that ranks pretty low, as we had a second card (with a low limit) and still some amount of cash, so we weren't even completely out of money. Maybe it's better if you're somewhere close to home... but on the other hand if everyone is cashless, who could you borrow money from? Maybe a prepaid card that your friend would fill up for you... No, I'm a really huge fan of cash, at least as valid backup payment - even though, of course I enjoy the usual ease of use of card to tap payments.