Armstrong Economics Blog/The Hunt for Taxes
Re-Posted Jan 22, 2017 by Martin Armstrong
As of January 1, 2017, you can no longer buy anything at Sotheby’s without proving who you are. I have bought many things from Sotheby’s over the past 30 years. Since January 1, all sales now require a photo ID even if you are paying by check or bank wire. In other words, they want to know who is buying anything tangible to make sure you paid your pound of flesh. This has nothing to do with “cash” transactions; it does not matter how you pay for anything. Just another step forward into the realm of a cashless society for total accountability to the government.
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Reblogged this on D. M. Hutchins and commented:
This is only a problem if you insist upon using these outlets. I can remember several years ago when RadioShack (no longer in my area) attempted to tell me that I could not buy a pack of batteries unless I provided ID, phone number, and address. I told the guy to shove the batteries up his ass. It was less than a year and they had to close the store because no one would buy anything there. It was good they were put in their place, but it had the effect of Walmart taking over 99% of the business in my area.
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