As someone who in the past year has only used cash to pay for illicit substances, I was quite surprised by the title. Why punish business owners for choosing a more efficient and safe payment method? But having read the article, well, I see it differently. I did not know that cash still played such an indispensable role in the lives of many vulnerable groups in the U.S..

Does anyone have more info on what is meant by "alternative financial services"? I'm guessing they're not referring to bitcoin...