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> profusion of "no cash accepted" signs How this is even legal baffles me
by ekianjo 1y ago
> profusion of "no cash accepted" signs
How this is even legal baffles me
- schaefer 1y agoAs I understand it, the argument is: cash is valid payment for all debts public or private. But a sale isn’t a debt. The business that refuses your cash sale is refusing your business at the time of sale.
- manwe150 1y agoApparently that explanation is even an FAQ on the fed website: https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/currency_12772.htm https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/currency_12772.htm
- kevin_thibedeau 1y agoNYC outlawed cashless operations after it started to become popular and the marginalized were increasingly locked out of everyday commerce. Hopefully it catches on in the rest of the US.
- aspenmayer 1y agoI didn't know this. Thanks for the tip. https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/consumers/Prohibition-of-Cashless-Establishments.page https://www.nyc.gov/site/dca/consumers/Prohibition-of-Cashle... You can even report establishments for refusing cash by category: https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-03302 https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-03302