Isn't taking only digital payments illegal in the US?

Question

On the bill itself it says "This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private"So how can a restaurant or cafe or any business refuse to take cold-hard cash?

sp332 · Accepted Answer

I upvoted this not because I agree but because it's a common question. It's not against federal law at all, but some cities have started banning cashless businesses. Oh, and Massachusetts. E.g. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/sorry-amazon-phi...

Nextgrid · Answer

This means you&rsquo;re supposed to accept it as payment for a debt. It says nothing about whether you should be doing business with someone, so you refuse, no debt is created in the first place and the idea of legal tender is irrelevant.

Isn't taking only digital payments illegal in the US?

On the bill itself it says "This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private"
So how can a restaurant or cafe or any business refuse to take cold-hard cash?

I upvoted this not because I agree but because it's a common question. It's not against federal law at all, but some cities have started banning cashless businesses. Oh, and Massachusetts. E.g. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/03/sorry-amazon-phi...

This means you’re supposed to accept it as payment for a debt. It says nothing about whether you should be doing business with someone, so you refuse, no debt is created in the first place and the idea of legal tender is irrelevant.