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burgerpizzatacocafe t1_j5v1kmf wrote

Many homeless people take contactless payment, these days. Some even put it on their signs.

Anyone with a smartphone can do it. Few people don't have smartphones, anymore. Most people don't even carry cash.

You can literally get a Square dongle for free, to swipe cards.

Homeless people jumped on Cash App faster than dealers.

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BreakfastBeerz t1_j5v47m8 wrote

And for those wondering, the government does provide phones to homeless people who apply. It's a program that started with Reagan with home phone service, under Obama it applied to cell phones and has seen need applied to smartphones

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Supercompositeman13 t1_j5xad3j wrote

I believe Hillary Clinton made that a campaign promise, but for obvious reasons that never happened

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YoThatsFed OP t1_j5v1tgm wrote

You can get a card reader for free?

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BreakfastBeerz t1_j5v3w6f wrote

Yes, but it comes with fees. 2.6% + $.10

So if someone gives you $10, you get $9.64

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YoThatsFed OP t1_j5v9jv7 wrote

Edit: everything I said was dumb ignore this lol.

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Aewgliriel t1_j5va2gc wrote

That’s for everyone, though, not just the homeless. I use Square as one of my payment methods when I run booths at fairs and markets.

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YoThatsFed OP t1_j5vaeyl wrote

I assumed there was ones that aren’t free that didn’t charge you a fee, that’s what my statement was based on.

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burgerpizzatacocafe t1_j5vafwq wrote

That just means it's horrendous across the board.

Usury is a sin in most religions.

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Aewgliriel t1_j5varp7 wrote

Agreed. A flat fee for using their service, I can see, ‘cause they’re in it to make money, not be a charity, but the fee plus taking a cut of the sale? Unfortunately, they ALL do it. And half of them are just PayPal in disguise.

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werter318 t1_j5xwfrx wrote

If I have some spare cash I will always give it to them but never ever in my life will I pay a homeless person by card.

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