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> There is absolutely no reason for them to accept money only in cash in 2026,

When I was young, cash was beloved by some as a matter of principle because of the fact you didn't need any authority's permission to accept it; coupled with its anonymity.

If you were running the city's only LGBT bookshop, you didn't want your till full of signed, dated checks - and card processors wouldn't do business with you even if you wanted to accept cards.

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I don’t mind if they accept cash, but my problem is that some places ONLY accepts cash. That’s purely to evade taxes

Or perhaps it's a matter of principle. They think that digital payments take society in a dangerous direction so do their part to push back against that and raise awareness.

Yeah right. For profit businesses being altruistic and moral. Delusional much?

I didn't realize that obtaining a business license caused one to immediately lose sight of his core values and morph into a comic book villain.

There are tens of thousands of those, yes. Pretending these don't exist, edgy nihilism much?

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