{"id":37047,"date":"2023-10-10T19:31:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T23:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=37047"},"modified":"2023-10-10T19:31:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T23:31:45","slug":"bill-would-require-florida-businesses-to-accept-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/10\/10\/bill-would-require-florida-businesses-to-accept-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill would require Florida businesses to accept cash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A 2022 Pew Research study shows 41% of adults in the U.S. don\u2019t use cash for any of their purchases in a typical week.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Now more and more businesses are requiring people to pay using only their phones, debit or credit cards. It\u2019s a trend that gained momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But state Rep. Joel Rudman, (R) Navarre, wants to make sure cash is still king. He is sponsoring a bill in 2024 that would require Florida businesses to accept cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf someone owes you $10 and they come in with a $10 bill, by God you should take it,\u201d Rudman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Federal Reserve says ATM withdrawals dropped substantially from 2018 to 2021. During the same time, the number of cashless payments jumped by more than 30 billion transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tropicana Field and AMALIE Arena in Tampa are both cashless facilities, something Rudman said he was surprised to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf I have the cash in my wallet to cover the cost of that meal, to cover the cost of that purchase, I expect that business to accept legal tender for all debts public and private,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Federal Reserve data shows most cashless payments are on credit cards, which accounted for 84% of the growth of cashless payments. Rudman said he\u2019s afraid people who only use cash will be left out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going cut out significant segments of our society if we follow such a policy,\u201d Rudman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Federal Reserve said a private business can refuse to accept cash since there isn\u2019t a federal law requiring it. It said states are allowed to pass laws to do so. Miami-Dade County has an ordinance requiring businesses to take cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were similar bills filed before, but they didn\u2019t get a hearing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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