"I'm sorry sir. Your card has been declined." said the cashier.
I pulled out some cash and asked how much, paid, and was on my way with no problem.
The above dialogue will not be possible when the new digital currency comes about. Some say it will be the USDC (United States Digital Currency) and others say it will be tied to our physical activity and the payment system will be part of our anatomy (See patent by Bill Gates for this idea). Any way you slice it, there will be no option to pay outside the system once this is implemented.
The ruling elite are salivating over the idea that there will be no escape.
I'm out of blurt so this is a fragment of my post...