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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.
You can literally get a Square dongle for free, to swipe cards.
Homeless people jumped on Cash App faster than dealers. >

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 >

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

But it's great for governments taking their cut from the productive class! >

Absolutely perfect for that. >

Cold snap before christmas I gave the dude my scarf, as no cash, and he had no scarf. It was a good scarf. >

That’s very good of you. >

I confess I was in two minds about it, because I got the scarf as a gift, but it was absolutely biting cold, and I was off to a warm home. Had a quick chat, he seemed in good spirits though. So I think there's a good chance he's ok. >

Most people would be in one mind about it, “no that’s my scarf I want to keep it”, so being in two minds about isn’t a bad thing at all.