Can America replace cash with a credit card?

Cash is used to pay for illegal activities.  If cash were eliminated the computers would have a record of every time money changed hands, that would make things difficult for criminals.

Nuff Sed2021-02-21T06:05:20Z

False dichotomy. There are more choices than cash or credit card. There are also checks and bartering.  I know an accountant who would be paid by stock in trade from his merchant clients: butcher, baker, etc, rather than in cash. 

Foofa2021-02-12T22:01:51Z

Because of course there's no such thing as credit card fraud. 

?2021-02-12T17:04:14Z

It would also make it easier for the government to have even more information on how citizens spend their money.

Mark2021-02-12T13:34:05Z

And would also mean no more garage sales and farmers markets if there were no cash.  I have been to a store before and their debit machine is down and were only taking cash.
What some countries have done to combat cash in illegal activities is to eliminate large denominations with $100 being the largest bill.

Anonymous2021-02-12T11:40:21Z

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No.

Theyd just find another way around it as usual.

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