
1,000-Swiss-franc banknotes lie in a box at a Swiss bank in Zurich, April 9, 2019.
The FBS (Free Switzerland Movement) says cash is playing a shrinking role in many economies, as electronic payments become the default for transactions in increasingly digitized societies, making it easier for the state to monitor its citizens' actions.
It wants a clause added to Switzerland's currency law, which governs how the central bank and government manage the money supply, stipulating that a "sufficient quantity" of banknotes or coins must always remain in circulation.
Comment: Whilst it's worth something that Switzerland's citizens see the inherent dangers posed by a cashless society, and that their direct democracy poses an impediment to the establishments various agendas, as we saw with the lockdowns in the country, ultimately, with the mass media serving as a social engineering unit, and with an easily hystericised and uniformed public, it's likely only a matter of time before their country too is made to fall into line.