5.18.2009

Oh here we go..."time to get rid of the paper money" meme

AND REPLACE IT WITH WHAT.....MICROCHIPS?
YOU KNEW THIS WAS COMING, RIGHT? - ED.

To reduce the risk of catching swine flu, wash your hands frequently and use tissues when you sneeze -- those are the recommendations from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But there's another way to protect yourself, even if it's not so good for the economy: Stop handling money.

It doesn't get talked about much, but paper currency -- the dollars, fives, 10s and 20s most people routinely touch every day -- can spread viruses from one person to another. So if you have contact with money that an infected individual has also handled, there's a possibility of catching the flu.

How likely is that? Despite the pervasiveness of cash in society, its role in transmitting illness has been the subject of surprisingly little study. But some recent research suggests that flu bugs can show some staying power when they land on one of the countless bank notes that change hands every day.

Read more @ MSNBC

2 comments:

Ed said...

Yep....I was wondering when this would happen. When this "new" flu arrived, and the msm began telling of ways to protect yourself, this was one of the first things out of my mouth.

What are they going to do; launder the money we all touch. Launder, lol, I couldn't help myself.

They might as well remove paper and coin currency, as it's not worth what its made of.
However they choose to remove paper money from the system I don't care, unless that means I have to take a chip. I will not do this and if forced, at the first chance would remove it. I live on little right now. A chip would not benefit me.

later.....

A. Peasant said...

Hi Ed,

I expanded on the money and the chip thing over at Twelfth Bough.