Los Angeles City Councilwoman Heather Hutts has introduced a motion that seeks to ban retail businesses that refuse cash payments, saying that they create a non-inclusive economy in the city.
"Cashless businesses create an economy in our city that is not inclusive and accessible for all people," Hutt said in a statement."There are many unbanked groups, including BIPOC and low income communities, that rely on cash to pay for goods and services."
"We need equity," Hutt said while speaking with KCAL News."We need to ensure that there's opportunity for everybody to participate in this economic space called Los Angeles."By limiting how people can pay, it cuts of millions of Americans that don't have bank accounts or who have been denied access to credit, which prevents them from being able to"engage in consumer transactions unless they are able to pay for goods and services in cash.
Not accepting cash payments systematically excludes low-income communities, young people who don't meet age limits of credit or debit cards and senior citizens who have not made the transition to digital payment, Hutt's statement said.
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