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[โ€“] northendtrooper@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Should be expanded to identify any and all predatory fees and burn them at the stake. Feels like the FTC or Bureau of Consumer Protection should take this up as their top priority.

[โ€“] zeluko@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Well the USA is known to only tackle problems as they arise instead of before they could do damage.
Creates a freedom for companies to exploit and consumers often cant or wont sue them.

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