Imagine a world where you can't buy anything without the (implied) consent of the state, where every transaction is recorded and stored forever in a database that the government controls.
A world in which you could be forced to buy things the state favors or be excluded from those the state doesn't like.
A world where money no longer buys freedom, but is a means of total control over your every decision, action and movement.
This world may be closer than you think. Big brother is watching, and this is just the beginning: