Lack of cash in a crisis might be an issue, but cash itself is not the solution.
In a complete breakdown, cash would only work for a few days and there’d be all kinds of other more serious issues than someone not being able to pay.
Securing a domestic infrastructure of power and network is obviously crucial, but I think it’s worth remembering that people survived just fine before it was possible to swipe a card, even in times or places where cash was useless. Food stamps and ration sheets were used all over the world in times of crisis. I’d be surprised if the Swedish government doesn’t already have such a plan for the worst case scenario.
Sure, go ahead and save some cash in your doomsday bunker, but I bet you’ll be eating the cans of tuna long before the cash bills provides anything of actual value.
Lack of cash in a crisis might be an issue, but cash itself is not the solution.
In a complete breakdown, cash would only work for a few days and there’d be all kinds of other more serious issues than someone not being able to pay.
Securing a domestic infrastructure of power and network is obviously crucial, but I think it’s worth remembering that people survived just fine before it was possible to swipe a card, even in times or places where cash was useless. Food stamps and ration sheets were used all over the world in times of crisis. I’d be surprised if the Swedish government doesn’t already have such a plan for the worst case scenario.
Sure, go ahead and save some cash in your doomsday bunker, but I bet you’ll be eating the cans of tuna long before the cash bills provides anything of actual value.