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IronLionZion

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37. There are 6 days a year when all national parks are completely free
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 10:45 AM
Mar 2024

and most of the parks allow third parties to sell passes at local businesses and chamber of commerce type offices. Those can take cash if they want. I expect this lawsuit is going nowhere.

On the flip side, there are some local restaurants that have been cash only since the 1970s and will never change. They don't want to deal with credit card fees apparently.

Here's a useful site for getting passes and tickets ahead of time if you like https://www.recreation.gov/ I have the America The Beautiful interagency annual pass and recommend it.

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Good. "Legal tender for all debts public and private." bucolic_frolic Mar 2024 #1
I think it's for the safety of the workers. jimfields33 Mar 2024 #2
yes, but it can still be mitigated Lithos Mar 2024 #11
Perhaps install those cash handling machines at RubyRose Mar 2024 #71
Exactly Lithos Mar 2024 #81
Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites quaint Mar 2024 #31
Yes and no Warpy Mar 2024 #10
Cash is high risk of robbery IronLionZion Mar 2024 #3
How common are robberies in National Parks? PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #14
NPS ranger ranks 'dangerously thin' as crime rises, report says IronLionZion Mar 2024 #17
The rising crime rate is NOT rising robbery rates. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #38
Unsecured credit card readers are at a high risk of card skimmers DBoon Mar 2024 #77
Not just the NPS Ferryboat Mar 2024 #4
When the government wont take their own cash there is a problem. Blues Heron Mar 2024 #5
Sure.....but that's going to cost. Red Mountain Mar 2024 #24
how much does cashless cost? All those card readers, computer, fees etc. Blues Heron Mar 2024 #25
Not much Red Mountain Mar 2024 #55
Some businesses do this The Wizard Mar 2024 #6
Then they need to deal with the employee theft, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #15
Do you visit National Parks often or at all? we can do it Mar 2024 #66
Occasionally. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #69
They need to create a closed-system debit card (like a gift card) and accept cash for the card FakeNoose Mar 2024 #7
Makes sense to me. erronis Mar 2024 #32
some places do have kiosks where you load cash onto a debt card pstokely Mar 2024 #48
Reload the card? n/t Attilatheblond Mar 2024 #51
Its much cheaper to buy a yearly pass if you are going to visit a couple sites. we can do it Mar 2024 #67
I thought the issue was for purchases made inside the national parks FakeNoose Mar 2024 #72
So it seems that a simple solution would be to purchase a prepaid niyad Mar 2024 #8
There is a fee for that. Wonder Why Mar 2024 #43
Yes, a small one. Did I state that there was not? niyad Mar 2024 #59
Cash is legal tender. Period. NPS is run by the government. keopeli Mar 2024 #9
Can you pay the IRS in cash? MichMan Mar 2024 #13
I suppose you could mail in the cash for your tax bill. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #16
The 1040 Instructions publication lists ways you can pay your tax obligation. marybourg Mar 2024 #19
Asbolutely, you can. Always did in the past. Just write them a check. keopeli Mar 2024 #21
Why would the NPS be given an exception to take personal checks then? MichMan Mar 2024 #30
You switched your question. It was 'does the IRS take cash?' Now it's 'would the NPS take a check?' keopeli Mar 2024 #36
You can but you will pay in time and inconvience IbogaProject Mar 2024 #85
Legal tender for all DEBTS public and private. marybourg Mar 2024 #18
A debt is simply an obligation to pay. If you want to enter a NP, you owe them a debt. keopeli Mar 2024 #22
The use of a prepaid debit card does not expose you unless you niyad Mar 2024 #60
I agree. They could set up a machine that takes cash or cards and gives a card which one can use on site. keopeli Mar 2024 #63
The IRS does not accept cash for payments obamanut2012 Mar 2024 #70
I was recently in a local restaurant that doesn't take cash. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #12
Businesses aren't required to accept cash, period. Jedi Guy Mar 2024 #23
Predictions of a cashless society go back at least 50 years. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #50
you're "invariably" is totally wrong NoRethugFriends Mar 2024 #52
I don't "invariably" spend more because I use debit/credit cards. Jedi Guy Mar 2024 #58
Actually, yes, I can. Conjunctivitis, commonly known as "pink eye". niyad Mar 2024 #61
Wrong again, I rarely use cash, have excellent credit and self control. Pay off balance every month. we can do it Mar 2024 #68
cash is great when your credit card keeps getting replaced for fraud DBoon Mar 2024 #76
Businesses can refuse to accept cash. Elessar Zappa Mar 2024 #27
do they have a credit card surcharge? pstokely Mar 2024 #49
This is 2024. Certain people would rob older people for money...even at a National park. chouchou Mar 2024 #20
I doubt there's more robberies now than there's ever been. Elessar Zappa Mar 2024 #34
What you say is true but, chouchou Mar 2024 #56
I find it disheartening... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #26
My so worked at Casper. They didn't take cash either. woodsprite Mar 2024 #28
If this is purely an efficiency thing to find 'who pays what' for entry Prairie_Seagull Mar 2024 #29
There is no national policy. Each park decides if it wants to go cashless IronLionZion Mar 2024 #35
I hate not being able to pay cash. LisaM Mar 2024 #33
There are 6 days a year when all national parks are completely free IronLionZion Mar 2024 #37
This is a very topical question for me in general. Prairie_Seagull Mar 2024 #39
Require exact change thucythucy Mar 2024 #40
While US cash is legal tender there is no law or requirement that it must be accepted ripcord Mar 2024 #41
The cash expert.............. twodogsbarking Mar 2024 #42
I don't think the issue is robberies. Mosby Mar 2024 #44
Yes handling cash is time consuming and it has costs underpants Mar 2024 #54
That's why more and more restaurants won't accept credit cards? It may cost some for cash but more for CCs. Wonder Why Mar 2024 #78
Where did you read that? Mosby Mar 2024 #79
Read it? I experience it. At least half the local restaurants in my town charge 3-4% more for credit/debit than cash Wonder Why Mar 2024 #82
Credit card processing fees have come down a bit Mosby Mar 2024 #83
Research DC77 Mar 2024 #45
I was scanning and also saw a NYT article BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 #46
I was at an outdoor event where they had a nice selection of great food trucks... IcyPeas Mar 2024 #47
I Won't RobinA Mar 2024 #73
I walked out of a restaurant wanting me to XanaDUer2 Mar 2024 #75
For Me, It's A Privacy Issue WiVoter Mar 2024 #53
I couldn't agree with you more WiVoter. nt Prairie_Seagull Mar 2024 #57
Just back from a week in London. Never used cash. Never saw anyone using cash. onenote Mar 2024 #62
Good for them Hekate Mar 2024 #64
Tried three different locations, sounds like she was intent on making a point. we can do it Mar 2024 #65
Good ridiculous XanaDUer2 Mar 2024 #74
Unpopular opinion... DirtySausage Mar 2024 #80
Good rockfordfile Mar 2024 #84
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