[upchuck]

Cash is still King. Lots of places to eat that welcome cold, hard cash. SweetGreen can stick it.

[Jonty30]

A lot of this is being pushed by insurance companies, because it’s less risky for robberies if the cash available is very limited. It’s also a great way for the government to trace everything.

[Resettozero]

It’s started. The idea is getting out there.

Next, get a number or buy no bread.

[LS]

Technically that is not legal. It’s on the money: this is “legal tender for all debts public and private.” By law, they have to accept it.

[Iron Munro]

The government would love nothing more than to eliminate cash transactions.

Cash transactions cannot be tracked.

[P-Marlowe]

If they don’t take cash, they can’t be robbed.

[Lazamataz]

... Some merchants such as SweetGreen, a salad chain, refuse to open their registers for cash, telling customers they can pay only with mobile payments or cards. With some newer vending machines, only a card or mobile wallet will get that cold Coca-Cola to roll down the chute.

I wish I could find one of these outfits here.

The resulting lawsuit means I would own the business.

[sparklite2]

I went cashless years ago. No more pennies piling up on the dresser, no more visiting ATMs, no more worrying about if I have enough on me. Now, I get cashback from Discover, pay one bill automatically on line once a month, and I’m done.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

Considering how long it took a clerk to change me .10 after I have her $1.25 on a $1.15 purchase . . . I sort of understand why. And this clerk was old enough where Common Core had not ruined her mind.

I stood there for almost five minutes while she tried to figure it out in her head. I would have helped her, but frankly I was enjoying the moment too much.

[sagar]

True currency is precious metal, not a piece of paper looking fabric we call cash.

[MarchonDC09122009]

Thanks for posting this! Here's the Money shot / All you need to know - ​Stores to customers: "Cash not welcome here" - CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/news/stores-to-customers-cash-not-welcome-here/ Cash isn't in any danger of disappearing, *but maybe it should: The U.S. has much to gain by phasing out cash, according to researchers from Tufts University. Writing in the Harvard Business Review, they noted that the U.S. spends $200 billion each year to keep cash in circulation. (China also has high costs related to reliance on cash, they noted.) They added: *"Both the U.S. and China would do well to adopt policies in partnership with market actors to nudge their already digitally ready societies towards digital money and unlock massive savings -- in time and money -- in the process."* BTW: interesting that CBS promotes the US should harmonize our market and money policy with China... The super-secret TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) trade agreement that Obola is urgently shoving down our throats just so happens to anticipate China as a signatory for the trade agreement.

[Donglalinger]

Add 3% fee to every transaction, pure genius

[left that other site]

Well, “SweetGreen” in Boston was in the news this week for health code violations.

Eyew.

[sport]

They don't have to worry about me patronizing them, then. The bad guys will rob them just to get the customer's credit cards and wallets and purses.

[Chode]

as long as the currency says "Legal Tender for ALL Debts Public and Private", i think they gotta take it

[Vaquero]

Exactly. Free country.

I will continue to use my current money back card that garners me about $1200.00 a year.

[Caipirabob]

In before this is "racist"!

And if it is not, then how can some poor people get access to alternate cash but not have an ID to vote?

[Cold Heart]

Works great as long as the power stays on.

We’ve had storms that knocked out power for days. Phones quit working, both land lines and cell phone towers.

[Bryanw92]

>>Another negative impact is stores that refuse cash may be effectively shutting out many lower-income customers. About one out of 13 U.S. households are unbanked, which means they have don’t traditional banking accounts, such as checking or savings accounts. Such families tend to be lower-income and rely on cash to make their purchases.

Don’t worry though. If Hillary wins, then all non-white inhabitants of the landmass formerly known as the USA will receive a bank account (no ID required) that will receive a monthly direct deposit from the Treasury.

This is bad, but what is worse is that the NeverTrump Republicans are planning the exact same type of Progressive future except they’d still retain the name of the country for brand recognition purposes.

That is literally the only difference. The Progressive GOP will still salute the flag, while the Democrat Progressive will not.

[eyedigress]

The “No Voter ID” folks will balk at this one.

Cash is King.

[odawg]

“Another negative impact is stores that refuse cash may be effectively shutting out many lower-income customers.”

Reminds me of the voter ID argument. Why does the government smile on the one and not on the other? The cashless concept is much more obtrusive and constraining.