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I find it weird that it's okay for a city to pay someone to come around to collect the coins, at no additional cost to the customer, but swiping/tapping? Absolutely not, that must be passed through to the customer.

I'm sure for the city tap to pay is cheaper for them than collecting the $, even without a fee.

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In most countries debit/credit fees are far less than the fees to deposit cash in a bank.

The main purpose for taking cash is tax evasion, which outweighs the increased cost of cash handling.

Cities have plenty of employees without much to do.

Coins, being cash, are simple, require no apps, smartphones, batteries, tracking, ads, or privacy violations.

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