Japan Puts Its Money on E-Cash

[Matt Crawford]

On Dec 12, 2005, at 18:14, R. A. Hettinga wrote:

>  But would it work in a place like the United
>  States, where 24 percent of transactions are made on credit?
>
>  Some Americans, analysts note, are already using a version of e- 
> cash to
>  bypass toll lanes on highways.

Don't take that as a sign of consumer acceptance, though.  In  
Illinois, if you won't pre-pay your tolls in $40 increments, you will  
pay double the rate in cash at the toolbooth.  And the electronic  
system is anything but anonymous.


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