{"id":3716,"date":"2007-10-31T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-31T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/10\/can-apple-refuse-cash-for-thei.html"},"modified":"2007-10-31T13:06:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-31T13:06:00","slug":"can-apple-refuse-cash-for-thei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/10\/can-apple-refuse-cash-for-thei.html","title":{"rendered":"Can Apple refuse cash for their iPhones?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was some question over the legality of <a href=\"http:\/\/reformedchicksblabbing.blogspot.com\/2007\/10\/apple-no-longer-accepting-cash-for.html\">Apple refusing to accept cash for their iPhones<\/a> but apparently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/the_thread\/techbeat\/archives\/2007\/10\/cards_cash_and.html\">they are able to refuse cash<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It turns out that the U.S. Treasury takes an extremely literal view of the language on every Federal Reserve Note saying it is &#8220;legal tender for all debts, public and private.&#8221; If you owe someone money, the law says they must accept greenbacks in payment. 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