On Sun, 16 Jul 2017 11:24:47 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

The banks want to rule the world and take a little piece from all of
us.. i use debit and credit cards at times, but I prefer to use cans for
most purchases, especially under about $100. I see no reason a bank
should get a cut of the deal.

Did you mean to write "use cash"? Not picking on a typo, but I just
want to make sure.




http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/...h_rely_on.html

There is something knowing about the title of Visa’s latest initiative,
the Visa Challenge, in which the payment company will offer 50
restaurants, cafes, and food trucks $10,000 each to eliminate cash
payments. “We are declaring war on cash,” a Visa spokesman told the
Associated Press.

I saw that story, I haven't looked into it, but the whole concept of
"legal tender for all debts public and private" might seem to be in
conflict with this plan.