Originally Posted by
tmiw
It'd likely be more of a gradual process where surcharges start being a thing first (before being able to justify going cash only as card volume drops).
Merchants take cards for a reason. The free market gave them an incentive to take them. People won't appreciate surcharges or cash only businesses.
I'd like to see more states have a law against surcharging like New York does. It's already bad enough that the consumer has to pay the store's sales tax for them.