I am of the mindset that businesses can choose which forms of payment to accept.
Ever heard of monopoly's? Example: Comcast starts a payment system, everyone loves it because it is absolutely free to transact both parties. Now, 5 years down the pipe, Comcast uses your payment data to advertisers, they know all the shit you buy. Comcast Pay(tm) now rules the businesses, all competition is GONE. Now (((advertisers))) become picky and snoop on your transactions. (((They))) particularly do not like yourself buying a firearm or ammunition, or donating to a political cause, maybe even purchasing from their competition. They will shekel-goblin your ass on fee's or just shut you down. Now good luck buying food because everyone uses Comcast Pay(tm). Unless you pay the jew toll.
Happened to social media 20 yrs ago, the service isn't truely free. If Fedcoin goes live and all physical is useless, don't come to me when this shit happens.
Then bring a Monopoly suit if you feel what the company is doing in your "what-if" violates those laws.
I can think of only a few scenarios where using the government to take choices away from businesses owners to "help" us worked as intended. In almost every case, it simply consolidates even more power in the hands of politicians.
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