Thomas E. Dewey

Strongly agree

No, businesses should be free to set their own payment policies

Core Republican ideology favors free enterprise and limiting mandates on businesses; GOP platforms and legislative behavior frequently prioritize reducing regulatory requirements on private firms. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, cash provides anonymity that digital payments destroy

The GOP often emphasizes privacy and skepticism of government/financial surveillance; Republican rhetoric against a potential U.S. CBDC and for financial privacy aligns with pro-cash anonymity arguments. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, refusing cash discriminates against the poor and unbanked

Some Republicans support cash requirements citing impacts on the unbanked and rural/low-income consumers, though the party more often frames this as consumer choice than anti-discrimination regulation. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

No

A deregulatory, pro-business wing would agree businesses can choose payment methods, but other Republicans support cash mandates for access/privacy reasons, keeping agreement modest. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

Yes

Republicans are split: some GOP lawmakers have backed cash-acceptance bills on consumer-access grounds, but the party’s general preference for limited regulation tempers strong support. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

No, cash is unhygienic and invites robbery

While Republicans stress law-and-order and public safety, they are less likely to justify mandates around hygiene/robbery compared with emphasizing choice and limited government. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, digital transactions reduce tax evasion and the black market

Republicans generally oppose policies framed as expanding enforcement/surveillance; arguments about reducing tax evasion/black markets can imply tighter monitoring, which many GOP officials criticize as overreach. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.