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Re:Using Foursquare to Detect Tax Evasion / Money Laundering by fleitz on Thursday August 02, 2012 @03:50PM (#4330634)
Cash can be spent immediately, CC receipts not so much.

In the case of CC you'll get a payment 30 days later, so in VISA vs. cash, you're not getting the interest on the money, if you need to use the money you'll have to pay your bank interest, and you'll pay a processing fee on top of it.

About the only advantage CC has is that it's difficult for employees to steal from the register, so instead they steal the magstrips.

Re:Using Foursquare to Detect Tax Evasion / Money Laundering by larrys on Thursday August 02, 2012 @03:53PM (#4330656)
"In the case of VISA you'll get a payment 30 days later, so in VISA vs. cash, you're not getting the interest on the money,"

Wha? I get my Visa money within a day or two.

Re:Using Foursquare to Detect Tax Evasion / Money Laundering by jtbigwoo on Thursday August 02, 2012 @04:03PM (#4330705)
Amex and Diner's Club were the bad ones in my experience--regularly taking 30+ days to pay.