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This is backwards

The solution is freedom, not to force people even harder to make them accept worthless fiat because you're afraid of an even worse form of fiat

Legal tender refers to the settling of debts, not carrying out exchange.

If you owe a debt, and offer physical currency, the legal tender status absolves the debt. The creditor can still refuse the cash, but the debt is absolved whether they do or not.

In the case of retail, before the goods are sold there’s no debt obligation, and so legal tender laws do not apply.

The best way to fight the system is... **Checks notes** make more laws?

correct, so many bad laws out there

Does a bill/tab received at a restaurant, bar, etc count as a debt?

I believe so, right?

You have already consumed the product but have not yet paid.

It should..?

I believe so. Whatever is owed, I think the legal tender concept would apply to it. So the difference I see is before the transaction vs after the transaction. For example, if an online website refuses to offer a certain service for cash, I'm not sure we can do anything against that. But once the service *has been* rendered and they come for payment, no matter what the agreement was ("card only", etc), I don't think they'd be able to refuse cash. They might refuse further transactions though; I think.

I love what that Gentleman did. But I'm personally more a fan of building a network of (local and online) people to deal with, outside of the Grid/Matrix.

Like Texas Slim was saying : shake a rancher's hand :-)

it’s a valid means, but not a required means

We're all libertarian until it's advantageous not to be so...

If a place forces you to pay in a way you don't want to, then don't do business with them. Forcing your preferences on them is the antithesis of being a bitcoiner.

Show me a business that doesn't accept cash and I'll show you a business that won't be open long.