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Re:Square Register by underwater on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @02:07AM (#3670020)
The cash isn't free. You're paying the X% credit card tax on purchases via higher prices.
Re:Square Register by pbreit on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @03:40PM (#3672756)
Not really. All the people not using a credit card are subsidizing your purchases so the impact on prices is negligible or non-existent.
Re:Square Register by dodedo on Tuesday March 06, 2012 @09:49AM (#3671216)
VISA merchant rules generally guarantee that the plastic price will match the cash price. It's true that the merchant raises prices to compensate, but paying cash doesn't avoid that charge -- everyone pays the CC tax regardless of payment method. So you might as well get some of it back.