What the hell is "freedom to pay in cash" even supposed to mean.
Why would I, a buyer, have any reason to want to receive large sums of money phisically rather than digitally if it's not for tax evasion? Having lots of money on you is dangerous and a hassle.
There's literally no good reason for this "freedom" that isn't tax evasion, money laundering or paranoid "being controlled".
It genuinely blows my mind that there are people like yourself who seem to act like they do not understand the concept of oppressive governments. It's all well and good to have this stance now, but what happens when you are the oppressed? I doubt you'd be singing the same tune
Sending or receiving money digitally generally requires entrusting that money to a bank, and some people don't trust banks or can't easily get a bank account.
I'm surprised by the amount of negativity around this news really.