In 1964, futurist told TIME thumbprint economics would be the monetary system

July 31, 2008 · Filed Under Business, Ethics, Government, Life, News, Online, People, Society, and Technology · Comment 

It was the end of 1964, and a so-called futurists described how, within a few decades, all financial transactions would be handled.

Simon Ramo wasn’t 100% on-target, but he was close. We don’t use thumbprint for many things, and the government doesn’t take it’s cut at the time of the transaction, but things are, well, instantaneous.

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