Posted on 05/07/2019 6:50:05 PM PDT by dynachrome
San Francisco officials voted Tuesday to require brick-and-mortar retailers to take cash as payment, joining Philadelphia and New Jersey in banning a growing paperless practice that critics say discriminates against low-income people who may not have access to credit cards.
The vote by the Board of Supervisors was unanimous.
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I understand a cashless store entry requirement. Especially as Boston has established that shoplifting is no longer an arrestable offense.
The liberal DA in Dallas did something similar. He cant stop arrests, but he announced his office will not prosecute misdemeanor theft under $750.
"You can beat the rap, but can't beat the ride".
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