Those who've been paying attention may recall that, a few years back, our esteemed masters in Washington decreed that those who made small purchases with cash instead of cards were to be regarded as suspicious, as paying cash for a pack of gum could be the action of a terrorist who was attempting to appear normal (by buying a pack of gum) while not leaving an identifiable transaction trail (by not using a credit or debit card).
Well! Now the IRS thinks small businesses that sell things to the public for cash or plastic must be underreporting cash transactions if too many of their customers are paying by card.
Well, maybe the customers are trying not to look like terrorists trying not to look like terrorists? Or maybe hardly anybody carries cash anymore? Or maybe consumers are using their credit cards, and desperately hoping to be able to pay the bills eventually?
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