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But Commerce remains a rarity. Experts on payments cannot name another no-cash restaurant. Snap, a cafe in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, rejected cash in 2006, and then reversed the policy a few years later.

Businesses are not required to take cash. The famous phrase “legal tender for all debts” means that lenders — and only lenders — are required to accept the bills. But most merchants don’t see the point in frustrating customers.

“It’s a rarity for a retailer of any size to go cash only, and it’s a rarity to decline to accept cash at all,” said Brian Dodge of the Retail Industry Leaders Association, a trade group.

Even the financial industry, which has promoted the spread of electronic payments, has moved away from grand predictions.

“There’s always going to be some people, for good or nefarious reasons, who want to use cash,” said Doug Johnson, vice president for risk management policy at the American Bankers Association. “I’m glad I had it yesterday,” Mr. Johnson said. “I blew out a fan belt on my car, and it’s nice to be able to give the tow driver a twenty.”

This Article Appeared in The Black Truth News Volume 2 Issue 7 July 2011

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