Yay!

Here's your 'future cashless society':
1. One-click immobilization or literal un-personhood of 'troublemakers' and "hoarders".
2. Instant tax collection at all levels of earning and spending
3. Inescapable tracking of every transaction and movement...

...that'll feed data to compute your "Social-credit Score Patriot Points™", determining what you're allowed to buy, and whether you can:
1. Travel
2. Live in certain areas
3. Use full-speed internet
4. Attend training and education courses
5. ¡Get matches on dating sites!...

"But, but; that looks like a list from the dirty ChiComs or somewhere! That can't happen here!!"

Why do you think you're always hearing about how dystopian the Chinese Commies are? It's a smoke-screen to keep you ignorant of the identical activities of 'our democracy'.

This is just what your 'friendly' government has in store. I'm sure the hackers and con-men will provide plenty of "bonus features".

It's unusual for a ZH article to make a statement and then provide no evidence, merely link to itself on another article that is speculation.

Interesting.