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40. Require exact change

Sun Mar 24, 2024, 11:32 AM

Mar 2024

and have workers deposit any cash in a safe to which they have no access.

Post signs that explain all this where everyone can see.

Safe is emptied periodically by an armed guard.

Result: no incentive to rob.

Problem solved.

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Visitors sue National Park Service over policy prohibiting cash payments [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 2024 OP

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