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Do cashless restaurants discriminate against the poor? D.C. lawmakers think so. - The Washington Post

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"Washington restaurateur Bo Blair, whose company Georgetown Events operates eight fast-casual and three sit-down restaurants in the District, decided to experiment going cashless when opening Surfside in Dupont Circle in 2015.

Usually, cost-conscious small businesses operate cash-only to avoid card processing fees.

But cash also has hidden costs, Blair said: Armored vehicles taking money to banks. An extra hour for workers to close out the register. Employees swiping money from the till. And some of his places had been robbed."

From "Do cashless restaurants discriminate against the poor? D.C. lawmakers think so. - The Washington Post".

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