• Croquette@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    Ever had a moment where you needed to go buy groceries but couldn’t pay because the payment system is down nation wide?

    Many people did many times and if you don’t have cash on you, well you can’t pay for shit.

    A cashless society is not a good thing. And that is especially dumb since a merchant can’t refuse legal tender, but the federal government is refusing legal tender by doing this.

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      5 days ago

      Ever had a moment where you needed to go buy groceries but couldn’t pay because the payment system is down nation wide?

      Never. If it did happen, it’s almost certain that I wouldn’t have the cash on me to pay for it anyway 🤷‍♂️I’d rather not walk around with more than $100 in cash on me.

      since a merchant can’t refuse legal tender

      Where does that come from? AFAICT there’s no law that requires businesses to accept cash as a form of payment. Not in Canada, at least.