Take a chance, take a chance.. take a chance on cashless societies..

One hot summer day long ago somewhere in time, a man took out a dime from his pocket and gave it to his son.. his son ran down the street to the ice cream truck.. today the man would have to give the credit card and ask for the receipt. We're going cashless, babaaaay.. Hell or high water, that fine mark of the beast is on its plastic way.

The world may have been moving this way for a while, but it is going to get a whole lot faster with Sweden's goal to get rid of printing bank notes. Also behind it? ABBA's own Bjoern Ulvaeus, who has been promoting the cashless Sweden for some time..

Buses don't accept cash there.. Priests stand in line watching the God fearing churchgoers flash their credit card and swipe away.. Does God take Mastercard?

CBS news reports it this way:

It's no surprise that Sweden and other Nordic countries are at the forefront of this development, given their emphasis on technology and innovation.

For the second year in a row, Sweden ranked first in the Global Information Technology Report released at the World Economic Forum in January. The Economist Intelligence Unit also put Sweden top of its latest digital economy rankings, in 2010. Both rankings measure how far countries have come in integrating information and communication technologies in their economies.

It should be no surprise that this is the way of the new age. No paper. No coins. Not a dollar to spare for the homeless guy with no teeth.. not even two nickels to rub together..

Cashless. But who controls the machine? Better yet, what prices can be charged .. what service fees? You're stuck in the mix. The Matrix is inescapable.

And the magic final question: What happens when the dramatic solar flare escapes the behemoth in our solar system, speeds towards the planet, and knocks the grid for a loop?

Will God accept cash then?

Take a chance, indeed..