# Are stores that only accept credit cards or Apps discriminatory?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-stores-that-only-accept-credit-cards-or-apps-discriminatory/830862>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 10, 2019, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-stores-that-only-accept-credit-cards-or-apps-discriminatory/830862 "2019-03-10T00:59:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-stores-that-only-accept-credit-cards-or-apps-discriminatory/830862/101 "2019-03-14T11:59:10Z")

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Um, plenty of Americans get paid every other Friday. Including me.

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**Author:** ![GuyTanzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@GuyTanzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuyTanzer)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-stores-that-only-accept-credit-cards-or-apps-discriminatory/830862/102 "2019-03-14T13:36:39Z")

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When you outlaw cash, only outlaws will have cash.

I’ve heard something like that before, somewhere.

Cash is free to use; somewhere along the line, credit/debit cards are not. Level that playing field - perhaps a Federal Reserve debit card?

Yes, cash is inconvenient for businesses. So are debit/credit card fees. But there used to be a thing called the “cost of doing business”, too. Engaging in business will never be free of inconvenience or risks. When you find a business that is free of risk or inconvenience, let me know. I’ll be over here not holding my breath.

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-stores-that-only-accept-credit-cards-or-apps-discriminatory/830862/103 "2019-03-14T14:38:45Z")

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> [@Omar\_Little](#):
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> Hammer looking for a nail.
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> And I agree with Dewey Finn, I’m sure that Philly’s got bigger actual problems than creating faux outrage over non-existent issues.

You mean like one of the councilmen is currently under federal indictment? Though, I’m not sure if the problem is one councilman is under indictment or _only one_ councilman is under indictment.

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-stores-that-only-accept-credit-cards-or-apps-discriminatory/830862/104 "2019-04-01T12:42:41Z")

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[Other big cities looking to ban cashless businesses](https://www.philly.com/business/amazon-leads-cashless-charge-states-cities-push-back-20190331.html)…& NJ, too.

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