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Re:Canada 'sleepwalking' into cashless society, consumer adv... by vundercind on Sunday June 30, 2024 @02:01PM (#40838772)
Nearly all of my cash use, by dollar count, is paying service folks (home repair stuff, cleaners) who prefer payment in cash to evade taxes. I very rarely use cash for any other reason, and it’s always tiny amounts when I do.
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Re:Canada 'sleepwalking' into cashless society, consumer adv... by grotorea on Sunday June 30, 2024 @02:55PM (#40839235)
I wonder who will win when the people wanting government protection for cash will collide with the desire to avoid tax evasion by restricting cash.
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Re:Canada 'sleepwalking' into cashless society, consumer adv... by bn-l on Sunday June 30, 2024 @02:40PM (#40839103)
> paying service folks (home repair stuff, cleaners) who prefer payment in cash to evade taxes.

And good on them!

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Re:Canada 'sleepwalking' into cashless society, consumer adv... by vundercind on Sunday June 30, 2024 @03:02PM (#40839288)
Yeah I mean I accommodate them when I can for a reason. The ones who want that don’t have real payroll or anything like that going on, so are never exactly rolling in dough.
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