In the past decade, several countries have been tempted by suppressing hard currency from their economies, or have even gone through with it to some extent. Among the advocates for the killing off of cash, some quote the increased economic performance, some the decrease in criminal activity, and some the better financial security. All arguments which are audible, but overlook the high price to pay for such a society. A cashless society won’t solve these problems, it will simply move them – and make them worse in some cases.