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I was recently talking with an Indian friend of mine who pointed out that the Modi government has all but outlawed cash transactions of any sort. The other friend I was with, who is a right winger to the extreme, said, yeah that’s because they want to control you. To which the Indian friend said that no, it’s because it’s the first time in history that even poor people can prove that they made a transaction and it’s not just their word vs someone richer and more connected. He doesn’t have any illusions about Modi, but puts that forward as an unambiguous good for the country.