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If cash is king, how can stores refuse to take your dollars?

  • Written by Jay L. Zagorsky, Economist and Research Scientist, The Ohio State University
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We’ve been talking about society’s transition to a cashless society for a long time, but it begs an important question: Can stores and other retail establishments refuse to take your dollars and cents?

As odd as it sounds, this is not hypothetical anymore as a small number of...

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