Also from TFA: > Accepting cash costs the retailer nothing. THis isn't exactly true. It probably costs nearly the same 3% to the retailer for cash handling fe

Also from TFA: > Accepting cash costs the retailer nothing. THis isn't exactly true. It probably costs nearly the same 3% to the retailer for cash handling fees (armored cars), cash security, holdup risk, and employee theft. I accept the article's main point. I just hope we, the Taxpayers, won't have to bail out credit card debt along with student loan debt, etc.