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Re:The Slow Criminalization of Peer-To-Peer Transfers by michaelmrose on Saturday June 03, 2017 @03:58AM (#14475471)
Transactions solely transacted via physical cash don't require a middleman be paid at every step. Even if you never see a line item for the middle man its effectively part of the bill you pay when you check out anywhere that accepts plastic.

The middlemen by setting costs that include a minimum charge per transaction also make transactions below a certain threshold non viable because the transaction fee would be higher than the actual charge.

Re:The Slow Criminalization of Peer-To-Peer Transfers by icebraining on Saturday June 03, 2017 @08:31AM (#14476098)
Cash comes with costs too, often paid to middlemen. Large businesses need vaults, secured trucks, extra time wasted counting and verifying it, etc. Even small business will often need extra insurance, plus the risk of getting their employees harmed on the way to the bank.

Ask all those marijuana shops trying to get bank accounts if they don't have any costs passed on to the customer for dealing with cash.