Originally Posted by
GadgetFreak
That is a very interesting question. Lawyers anyone? I find it hard to believe it is legal to require a credit card to purchase. "Legal tender for all debts public and private" as it says on the money.
I believe you have gravely misunderstood what "
all debts, public and private" means.
Legal tender can be refused if the debt only arises "substantially contemporaneously with the offer of payment."
You should read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_tender
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invitation_to_treat
Legal tender can not be refused for the settlement of debts. So go ahead and pay your water bill in a mixture of pennies, two dollar bills, and a few Susan B Anthony's if you'd like.
Thankfully not a lawyer, but a 2nd year college student.
