The Pros and Pitfalls of an Increasingly Cashless Society
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The Illinois Tollway goes I-Pass only — but does a cashless society leave some people out?
The Illinois Tollway last month announced that it would no longer accept cash tolls, making permanent a change it rolled out early in the pandemic. Does a cashless society leave some people out? Horacio Mendez, CEO of the Woodstock Institute, shares his thoughts.
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The Pros and Pitfalls of an Increasingly Cashless Society
Clip: 3/9/2021 | 5m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
The Illinois Tollway last month announced that it would no longer accept cash tolls, making permanent a change it rolled out early in the pandemic. Does a cashless society leave some people out? Horacio Mendez, CEO of the Woodstock Institute, shares his thoughts.
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