On Sun, 9 Oct 2022 17:08:46 -0700 stevea <[email protected]> wrote:
> At least in the USA, using currency (required to be accepted) isn't > like barter (doesn't have to be accepted): we even have a notation > on each and every "Federal Reserve Note" (the debt instruments used > in the USA as paper currency, often called "cash") which states: > "This note is legal tender, for all debts, public and private." There's a subtle point you're glossing over here: that wording only applies to *debts*. What counts as a debt has a fair bit of grey area. Paying off a loan? Indisputably a debt, they're required to take it. Purchasing a soda from a vending machine? Indisputably not a debt, they can place whatever restrictions they want. In between is the fuzzy area. For example, is paying for your restaurant meal settling a debt? -- Mark _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
