#Junkfee here, #Junkfee there, #Junkfee everywhere.πŸ’…

At least they're more on the conservative side when it comes to tipping and they're also excluding the "Rising Costs Surcharge" from the tip calculation.

Others don't start below 22%.

The law is intended to extinguish developer agreements that ban software creators from informing customers that they can get a better deal by initiating payments elsewhere, or by getting a service through the web instead of via an app.

In response, Apple, has instituted a #JunkFee it calls the "#CoreTechnologyFee": EUR0.50/install for every installation over 1m. As Proton writes, as apps grow more popular, using third-party payment systems will grow less attractive.

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Tucker's point is that when a worker clocks out of their bad job, commutes home for three hours, and gets back to their black-mold-saturated, overpriced apartment to find a notice of a new #JunkFee (like a surcharge for paying your rent in cash, by check, *or* by direct payment), they're fighting the *very same* corporations.

Unions who defend their workers' right to shelter do every tenant a service.

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#FTC is proposing a new rule to end junk fees - The Verge

The agency is proposing a new rule that could require businesses, from hotels to ticket sellers, to provide clear disclosures on costs and whether they’re refundable.
#junkfee #junkfees

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/11/23912563/ftc-proposal-junk-hidden-fees

FTC is proposing a new rule to end junk fees

The US Federal Trade Commission is proposing a new rule known as the Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees that it hopes will stop businesses from charging consumers hidden fees.

The Verge

Ticketmaster is such a pain in the ass.... charge me close to $20 in junk fees and then they won't even let me print my ticket. Worse yet, every time I try to go to the website to view my ticket or to manage my ticket I get an error that something went wrong. This company needs to die.... It's unfathomable that I have to pay fees for them to only make more money off of data stolen from my phone.

#Ticketmaster #LiveNation #Privacy #JunkFee #JunkFees #Monopoly

#Biden moves to limit #credit #fees to $8 for missed payments in latest β€œ#JunkFee” crackdown

The Biden admin wants to #cap most #CreditCard #LateFees at $8 for a #MissedPayment, w/federal regulators set to propose a rule to that effect on Wednesday.

In addition, President Joe Biden will urge #Congress to crack down on "excessive" #JunkFees, or the additional fees ticket brokers, airlines & resorts tack onto customers' bills

#ConsumerProtection
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Biden moves to limit credit fees to $8 for missed payments in latest "junk fee" crack down β€” USA TODAY

President Joe Biden will also urge Congress to pass legislation limiting fees that ticket brokers, airlines and resorts tack onto customers' bills.