Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 13:46     Subject: DC ban on cashless business
Anonymous wrote:Running a business in DC sounds as awful as being a landlord in DC.


Fortunately, nobody is forcing you to do either.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 13:44     Subject: DC ban on cashless business
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The government is doing its job of protecting the most vulnerable populations, who are not eligible for credit, and may not even have debit cards or even bank accounts.

I don't think they can legislate against apps, which obviously cannot deal in cash, but they can require that brick and mortars accept cash.

I support this.

Why cannot they legislate against apps doing business in DC?


Those apps have better lawyers than some small business.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 13:30     Subject: DC ban on cashless business
"Legal tender for all debts, public and private" baby
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 13:24     Subject: DC ban on cashless business
Anonymous wrote:The government is doing its job of protecting the most vulnerable populations, who are not eligible for credit, and may not even have debit cards or even bank accounts.

I don't think they can legislate against apps, which obviously cannot deal in cash, but they can require that brick and mortars accept cash.

I support this.

Why cannot they legislate against apps doing business in DC?
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 13:19     Subject: DC ban on cashless business
Running a business in DC sounds as awful as being a landlord in DC.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 13:12     Subject: Re:DC ban on cashless business
Anonymous wrote:Need to put more cash out there for criminals to have "access" to.


Yep, that was my thought exactly.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 13:11     Subject: DC ban on cashless business
The government is doing its job of protecting the most vulnerable populations, who are not eligible for credit, and may not even have debit cards or even bank accounts.

I don't think they can legislate against apps, which obviously cannot deal in cash, but they can require that brick and mortars accept cash.

I support this.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 13:07     Subject: DC ban on cashless business
Anonymous wrote:Does this apply to Uber and food delivery apps?


It's important to produce a class of victims for the predators of DC.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 12:56     Subject: DC ban on cashless business
Of course they can do this.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 12:55     Subject: Re:DC ban on cashless business
Need to put more cash out there for criminals to have "access" to.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 12:54     Subject: DC ban on cashless business
Anonymous wrote:Obviously because lots of people can't get credit cards. They aren't saying you have to be cash only, they are just saying that if someone can only pay with cash, you need to be able to make change and no refuse to do business with them just because they can't get a credit card.


Not only credit cards but checking accounts and therefore they also don't have access to debit cards or checks.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 12:46     Subject: DC ban on cashless business
Does this apply to Uber and food delivery apps?
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 12:25     Subject: DC ban on cashless business
Are you asking if the government can regulate commerce?
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 12:23     Subject: DC ban on cashless business
Obviously because lots of people can't get credit cards. They aren't saying you have to be cash only, they are just saying that if someone can only pay with cash, you need to be able to make change and no refuse to do business with them just because they can't get a credit card.
Anonymous
Post 12/16/2024 12:13     Subject: DC ban on cashless business
https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/12/16/cashless-ban-business-exemptions-bars-restaurants

I'm having trouble grasping the legality of this. Why can't the businesses just accept payment how they want to? Does the DC government really have jurisdiction over this?