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Re:In Germany, the use of cash has become a proxy for concer... by patrickk on Friday May 25, 2018 @09:07AM (#17153257)
> Lot's of bars/beer gardens/shops can't take cards.

I suspect this allows many small businesses in Germany to simply under declare their income, along with avoiding the fees to the card companies.

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Re:In Germany, the use of cash has become a proxy for concer... by rkachowski on Friday May 25, 2018 @01:09PM (#17155736)
This is true. There was an article in Exberliner a few years ago explaining how rampant it was for cafe owners in Neukölln to keep everything cash only and pay employees off the books. With such a high amount of foreigners and expats in dubious visa situations there's a lot of opportunities to play the system.
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