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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1565486, member: 27832&quot;]I prefer <b>plastic</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>As Doug says, money is an idea, an abstract concept, information. I choose to take advantage of information-age capabilities:</p><p><br /></p><p>I carry a single <i>token</i> (a credit card), <i>linked to</i> an arbitrary reservoir of value. My pockets are never overstuffed with it, no matter how much I need to spend or accept.</p><p><br /></p><p>A third party actually <i>pays me</i> (via a rewards program) for the privilege of accounting for money in and money out, recouping their cost through merchant surcharges, marketing intelligence, and fees charged to those who carry a balance or incur penalties.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I have to admit that it&#039;s not as much fun as handling coins -- which, other things being equal, entertain me a lot more than paper money.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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