Chicago Tribune
Aaron Bateman pulled out a few $20 bills to pay for a taco lunch in the nation’s capital. To his surprise, his money was no good in the city where money is printed.
Surfside, a popular 24-hour Mexican eatery, doesn’t take cash. No cash means no register for robbers to empty out, no bills for workers to slip into their pockets and no change counting holding up lines.
The global cashless movement has reached Washington, where a growing number of fast-casual and other establishments are saying no to greenbacks in favor of plastic and mobile payments. Sweetgreen, the national salad chain, went cashless in most of its locations last year. Other cashless spots include a frozen yogurt shop downtown, a posh wine bar and a beer store. Soon, they may be breaking the law.
Critics of no-cash policies say they shut out the one in 10 city residents who don’t have bank accounts and undocumented immigrants who can’t easily sign up for cards. Some people also pay in cash so they can better track their spending or to avoid having their card information stolen.
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If you want a government, ours or possibly a foreign one, or worse controlling your monetary security, and life savings, maybe going cashless is something you want to do. BUT, what happens when the electrical grid goes down??? Don’t think this will happen, wake up and look around. It WILL HAPPEN, and when it does, consider how you could purchase groceries, gas, and the other essentials for life and existence. And that all your documented supposed worth is in the cloud or on e computer chip somewhere, it damned sure isn’t where you can see, control, and most importantly, “Protect It”. Going cashless is the greatest mistake we can make as the USA. Don’t Be Fooled. THE WORLD IS WATCHING!!!