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I agree! It's not fair to people who don't/can't have cards.
I have like 10 cards but sometimes I want to use cash. Several of the places I go now only take cards. I actually go to them less because of that. I don't like being told how I should be paying for items I am buying.
Just how far does this "equality" or "inclusive" nonsense intend on going?
As it stands according to mayor and city council everything from free lady's day supplies to reduced fare Metrocards (and quite a lot in between) all are some sort of inherent right. This even if you cannot or will not do what is necessary to make things happen.
There is a Sweetgreen's near us that is packed every day of the week. Company nationwide does not accept cash and have heard no complaints. No one is forcing anyone to go there or any other such place. Don't like the policies of some place you are free to go elsewhere.
Not taking cash makes running a retail business *so* much easier as linked article in OP points out. Less exposure to employee or other theft, faster and easier reconciling of register/books both daily at close of business and for accounting purposes. And so it goes....
None of this is small beer when you consider the math skills that dominate many retail employee demographics. Even with computerized registers many cannot still make change, and or their drawers don't balance at end of day/shift.
Just how far does this "equality" or "inclusive" nonsense intend on going?
As it stands according to mayor and city council everything from free lady's day supplies to reduced fare Metrocards (and quite a lot in between) all are some sort of inherent right. This even if you cannot or will not do what is necessary to make things happen.
There is a Sweetgreen's near us that is packed every day of the week. Company nationwide does not accept cash and have heard no complaints. No one is forcing anyone to go there or any other such place. Don't like the policies of some place you are free to go elsewhere.
Not taking cash makes running a retail business *so* much easier as linked article in OP points out. Less exposure to employee or other theft, faster and easier reconciling of register/books both daily at close of business and for accounting purposes. And so it goes....
None of this is small beer when you consider the math skills that dominate many retail employee demographics. Even with computerized registers many cannot still make change, and or their drawers don't balance at end of day/shift.
You act like you live in west bubblef*** Texas. This is New York City which is a LIBERAL liberty city. Of course city council is gonna push for inclusion on everything
You act like you live in west bubblef*** Texas. This is New York City which is a LIBERAL liberty city. Of course city council is gonna push for inclusion on everything
New York State and City in four thousand ways from Sunday already interfere in how people run their businesses. So much so that the state and city rank always in the bottom percentile for least friendly business climate. All those vacant store fronts and whatever aren't just because of so called "high retail rents". More to the point business owners feel the humping they are getting isn't worth the humping they are getting.
So now you want to pile more onto a business by forcing it to do something it chose not to do for pretty sound reasons (accepting cash). Yeah, that will really work out well in long run. Hint it isn't an accident that both city and state have to offer vast incentives to get businesses to locate in New York.
For a so called "world class" city New York like much of the United States is so far behind much of Europe and Asia in terms of technology. Cashless or pretty near is the norm or moving to for many places in Europe, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, etc....
I have never been anywhere that didn’t take cash as well as debit and credit. In fact just the opposite, cash only, no debit or credit. But agree it should be a choice, up to the retailer and not subject to penalties.
First and foremost accepting cash/coins makes any business a target for crime; that is a proven fact.
It explains why entire industries from laundromats to gas stations largely have moved away from coins/cash. Where laundromats do take coins many have moved from individual washers and dryers to a refillable card system. There you have just one central machine (usually built into a wall with several feet of concrete) that takes bills.
Gas stations? Just try and get someone to come out of those heavily protected counters to accept cash. Some places still do (usually the mini-mart/gas station types), but many have long since moved on.
As usual those who have never run a business and have no understanding are pandering to their so called "base".
Not taking cash removes no small amounts of costs for any business. Everything from having to go back and forth to bank with daily deposits/withdrawals to time spent counting out drawers/reconciling registers and books.
In terms of tax revenue side it is a no brainer either. There is little to nil room for hiding receipts with only credit/debit card transactions.
One reason you always hear of Asian business people getting jacked at there or at home is many run cash businesses and keep a lot of that in their homes or offices. Don't know about anywhere else but friends/family out on Staten Island selling their homes report an unusual number of Asians and Jews showing up with suitcases/bags of cash offering to pay that way if the deal is closed *NOW*.
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