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Australian officials warn of 'destructive' US move to 'dismantle' ICC

The US has never fully recognised the ICC; it never was passed in Congress/Senate, and under George W Bush formally withdrew in 2002.

The US also passed in 2002 an act that enables the President to use any and all means possible to go get any US military personnel that were charged and held by the ICC.

Interesting fact: The seven countries that voted against the treaty establishing the ICC were Iraq, Israel, Libya, China, Qatar, Yemen, and the United States. Make of that what you will.

Source: wikipedia

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Is cash dead in Australia?

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For when:

  • Your telco is down
  • Your internet is down
  • Your bank is down
  • The telco, internet or bank of the vendor is not available
  • Your phone updates/has a fit
  • Your payment app updates/has a fit
  • Google/Apple/Samsung has a fit

You guys convinced me I should keep carrying enough cash to get ripped off by a taxi to get home.

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Is cash dead in Australia?

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Have you thought about this from an alternate security point of view?

What if someone breaks into your house/apartment? They now have your wallet with ID, cash(?), credit cards and any other goodies. If it's with you, at least you have an option to put up a fight!

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Is cash dead in Australia?

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No, you mean everything below $10 increases in price by 10%,and everything above $10 goes up by 2-10%.

It's a free price bump to every retailer.

Hello, October inflation! The RBA meetings in November and December will be fascinating!

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Five Tech Giants Are Using Enron’s Accounting Strategy to Conceal $1.65 Trillion in AI Debt

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C'mon! With Trump in charge, it has to be The Greatest Depression!

"Yes, this is The Greatest Depression. Nobody has ever seen anything like it. Even the best economists, very smart people, they say to me 'Donald, Mr President, who could know?' Nobody could have known this would happen, but they tell me it was caused by Biden. Or Obama. I've also asked the FBI to check Hillary's emails and Hunter's laptop."