Hello, Scandals & Animals. On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:32:25 -0500 you said:
> I've been thinking about Apple's policy of not accepting cash for the > iPhone. > > Isn't it the case that the U.S. Feddle Gummint mandates the acceptance of > cash? As I 'member it, shortly after the War 'Tween the States, there were > problems about different currencies being honored in some states and not > others. The Feddle Gummint stepped in and said, "Guess what everybody! > THIS is cash--EVERYWHERE. If you offer something for sale, YOU DO accept > the green paper with the dead presidents on it. We ain't axin' ya, we're > tellin' ya." > > Isn't that roughly what happened? If so, what's the deal with Apple? I thought the same thing. Then someone pointed me to this page, on the US Treasury web site: http://www.treas.gov/education/faq/currency/legal-tender.shtml -- Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org The from userid is killfiled Send personal mail to gordol If I Am Ever the Sidekick... 13. Before accepting the role of Sidekick, I will learn how the position became vacant.
