They will need those folks close to us. After all, someone has to be the "block captain", who will keep an eye on us and advise us on on eating habits and other activities that may reflect badly on our heath, now a national concern. Oh yes, and if you don't vote the correct way, as checked by the NSA records, you may find your wife or children are mysteriously on the "do not treat" list, or perhaps the "no food" list. The reasons for being on those lists will multiply......
Once they go to an all digital currency they will have it sewn up tight.
The end goal is a slave state, with an all new cast (and caste) of slaveowners.