Greentext

7513 readers

890 users here now

This is a place to share greentexts and witness the confounding life of Anon. If you're new to the Greentext community, think of it as a sort of zoo with Anon as the main attraction.

Be warned:

Anon is often crazy.
Anon is often depressed.
Anon frequently shares thoughts that are immature, offensive, or incomprehensible.

If you find yourself getting angry (or god forbid, agreeing) with something Anon has said, you might be doing it wrong.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works

513

Anon tries to understand credit scores (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 14 hours ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

142 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] azdle@news.idlestate.org 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

That's not really relevant here yet. GP doesnt have a "debt" before the transaction takes place. Nothing about that statement forces a business to do business with you. They are perfectly within their rights to only agree to do business with you if you pay in chickens.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

That isn’t how holding a business license works.

Sure everybody has the right to refuse service, but they can’t offer service only through one means of pay.

[–] azdle@news.idlestate.org 5 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/currency_12772.htm

Is it legal for a business in the United States to refuse cash as a form of payment?

There is no federal statute mandating that a private business, a person, or an organization must accept currency or coins as payment for goods or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether to accept cash unless there is a state law that says otherwise.

A few states have introduced bills to require taking cash (Idaho, Mississippi and North Dakota), but as far as I'm aware none have ever actually passed into law.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 0 points 8 hours ago

I think you would be surprised how many states already have laws like that on the books. Mine does.