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A comment on New York City considering legislation to ban cashless retailers. Parent comment

Re:New York City considering legislation to ban cashless ret... by coldtea on Saturday March 09, 2019 @04:38AM (#19345339)
>But if places are forced to accept cash, people who haven't adhered to cashless forms of payments have no incentive to swap.

And why should they swap? What advantage cashless brings instead of being a solution in search of a problem (and facilitating total surveillance)?

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Re:New York City considering legislation to ban cashless ret... by luiscleto on Saturday March 09, 2019 @06:51AM (#19345717)
They shouldn't unless it becomes an economic advantage to do so. That's the point of the free market. I don't think it's the government's place to force it in either direction.
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Re:New York City considering legislation to ban cashless ret... by coldtea on Saturday March 09, 2019 @08:53AM (#19346090)
What prevents a large player forcing their hand on the "free market"?
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