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are we at the point where we are criminalizing the behavior of people who choose to avoid credit cards and only accept cash?
by perfmode 8y ago
are we at the point where we are criminalizing the behavior of people who choose to avoid credit cards and only accept cash?
- daveFNbuck 8y agoWe hit that point a long time ago when having a large amount of cash with you became a justification for civil asset forfeiture.
- zdragnar 8y agoRight or wrong, it's a fairly common stereotype: a merchant who insists on cash-only transactions is dodging taxes or selling something illegal (or both, I suppose). On the topic of criminal behavior, it's also worth noting that doing business cash-only makes you a more tempting target for robbery; if you did almost all of your transactions via credit or debit cards, you'd have very little in the till for someone to steal.
- diebeforei485 8y agoBeing a cash-only business also means they can pay their employees in cash - often because their employees aren't authorized to work in the country.