'No cash accepted' signs are bad news for unbanked Americans
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I'm seeing this more and more
Not good
How many Americans are unbaked though? And how many are unbaked that can't be by a a trip to a bank in less than 5 miles?
I get it. No cash is bad. It's a big step on the wrong direction, but this is as big of an issue as voter ID. It's a non issue for access. It's only a privacy issue. Unbaked Americans are irrelevant.
I’m just impressed you used “unbaked” instead of “unbanked” 3 out of 3 times
isn't that illegal in the US? I thought that USDs had to be acceptable foe debts public and private.
I know NZ removed it during COVID under the guise of public health... they said that COVID would be spread via cash 🤣
Pretty sure it is but good luck forcing the establishment to accept it. More effort than it's worth to fight it. So it's a useless law it seems.
No federal laws requiring you to accept USD in any form but a small handful of localities require you to accept cash if you accept credit cards. Not sure but there may be an exception for debt you owe if you make a reasonable attempt to pay and they refuse it's null. Debt rules wouldn't apply to purchasing something though.
Just wondering, would it be theft if you run away from a store with a product but leave your payment on the counter in cash...?