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Cashless Society Alert: Visa Will Be Giving Up To $500,000 To Restaurants That Go ‘100% Cashless’
Economic Collapse Blog ^ | 7/17/17 | Michael Snyder

Posted on 07/19/2017 9:48:33 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

The push toward a cashless society is becoming more of a shove. Before today I had never heard of “The Visa Cashless Challenge”, but after reading about it I have to say that I am quite alarmed. Visa is trying to “encourage” businesses to go cashless, and one of the ways that they will be doing this is by “awarding up to $500,000 to 50 eligible US-based small business food service owners who commit to joining the 100% cashless quest”. The food industry is still one of the last bastions where cash is used very heavily, and so it makes sense that Visa would want to target that segment. Of course the more people that use cards to pay for meals, the more money that Visa will make.

When I go to restaurants, I almost always use cash, and I know a lot of other people that very much prefer to use cash in those situations as well. But if Visa has their way, soon all of us will be forced to use some form of digital payment instead. The following is an excerpt from the press release that Visa issued about this new “challenge”…

(Excerpt) Read more at theeconomiccollapseblog.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: boycot; cashless; cashlesssociety; motb; nwo; owg; uscashless; visa; visacashless
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_tender
By contrast, federal statutes do not require that someone who is not a pre-existing creditor must accept currency or coins as payment for goods or services. Private businesses may formulate their own policies on whether to accept cash unless state law requires otherwise.


21 posted on 07/19/2017 10:14:30 AM PDT by discostu (You are what you is, and that's all it is, you ain't what you're not, so see what you got.)
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To: mewzilla

!% years ago i used to never read my debit card statements i just stuck them in a draw.
One night while bored i decided to go through them and discovered that my fav local restaraunt/bar had double charged me multiple times over the course of a year or more.

I also discover that my sociopathic ex gf stole my card to buy shoes a few times...


22 posted on 07/19/2017 10:17:06 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: Still Thinking

Agreed. I had a airline employee tell me that they get away with the ‘cashless’ scam because they take the money before there is a ‘debt’ ( a stretch in my opinion) but after one has eaten and the debt in fact exists, it would seem hard to argue with the notation on the currency. set it on the table and leave. Their ‘policy’ isn’t law.


23 posted on 07/19/2017 10:17:13 AM PDT by n230099 ("When no one knows who is armed...everyone is.")
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To: mowowie

12 years ago....


24 posted on 07/19/2017 10:17:39 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: discostu
Just because it’s legal tender doesn’t mean a company HAS to take it.

Incorrect. They don't have to make a SALE, but once a sale is made, they must take it.

25 posted on 07/19/2017 10:20:14 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
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To: Alberta's Child

Reason why a lot of gas stations advertise on signs much lower prices per gallon if you pay in cash.
Wish other businesses would do the same....


26 posted on 07/19/2017 10:22:19 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: Lazamataz

Nope. They are free to not take cash.


27 posted on 07/19/2017 10:24:21 AM PDT by discostu (You are what you is, and that's all it is, you ain't what you're not, so see what you got.)
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To: OrangeHoof

Cash tips may not all get reported to the IRS.
Just one of the many reasons cash is being eliminated.
Tracking your every purchase being another.


28 posted on 07/19/2017 10:25:54 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: discostu
In a time-honored Free Republic Tradition, I will respond: Despite the fact that my research shows you are right, I shall pigheadedly cling to my error-stricken opinion, and personally attack your honor and sanity, and suggest that you go to a liberal forum.

In the meantime, enjoy some Mungo Jerry.

29 posted on 07/19/2017 10:35:40 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
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To: Lazamataz

More flame wars should include Mungo Jerry. I forgot how ugly that band was, life before MTV when people joined bands because that was the only way they’d ever get laid.


30 posted on 07/19/2017 10:43:00 AM PDT by discostu (You are what you is, and that's all it is, you ain't what you're not, so see what you got.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The restaurants that fall for this, will proceed to fall off of a cliff.


31 posted on 07/19/2017 10:47:45 AM PDT by foundedonpurpose
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To: discostu
His mouth says "We're always happy". His eyes say "I am so damn tired of singing this song".

Also:

I can smell the band's no-antiperspirant armpits all the way to 2017.

32 posted on 07/19/2017 10:48:52 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
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To: discostu
Further: "🎶 🎶 Have a drink, have a drive, go out and get a DUI 🎶 🎶"
33 posted on 07/19/2017 10:49:59 AM PDT by Lazamataz (The "news" networks and papers are bitter, dangerous enemies of the American people.)
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To: grania
If you pay cash, the restaurant doesn’t have to pay that processing fee. I’d rather they keep the money than have to pay the bank to get it.

And if everyone paid cash, prices might actually drop and the employers might be able to hire more people for better service.

34 posted on 07/19/2017 10:54:21 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

These restaurants will need to keep return buckets handy.


35 posted on 07/19/2017 10:54:26 AM PDT by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: grania

Doubt it, but it probably has an RFID chip in it, so they could probably get a snapshot of your position whenever you walk past a reader whose take they have access to.


36 posted on 07/19/2017 11:15:31 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

So much for cash being legal tender for all debts, public and private.


37 posted on 07/19/2017 11:19:43 AM PDT by MortMan (Adoption is God's grace in human action.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Wait until the power goes out for a few days. Cash will be king.


38 posted on 07/19/2017 11:43:03 AM PDT by McGruff (MAGA)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

They have to accept cash. They don’t have to accept cards. This is interfering with the businesses rights.

If the business wants to do it they have to make their policy very clear, including their policy on the customer who didn’t read the policy and doesn’t have a card and wants to pay with cash.

If they make their policy quite clear, I’ll go there. Otherwise, no.


39 posted on 07/19/2017 11:44:28 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Acting consistently in contradiction with one's human nature is de facto evidence of insanity.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

I will not go to any restaurant that goes cashless.

JoMa


40 posted on 07/19/2017 12:15:50 PM PDT by joma89
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