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Will you go to jail or pay a fine if you don't use a credit card? No? Then it's nothing like taxation and it is optional.

• sdenton4 6y ago
  Think of sales tax. You have the option of paying it or not buying things; it's not optional.
  • alt_f4 6y ago
    are you retarded? you can literally can pay with cash, or you know, a DEBIT card.
    • sdenton4 6y ago
      Work on your reading comprehension... The card companies charge merchants for transactions. The merchants raise their prices to cover those transaction costs: For a very long time (and still, in a few places) it was against the card company's terms of service to have a card usage surcharge. A very few places now have 'cash discounts' or don't accept cards at all, but these are by far the exception. As a result, /everyone/ ends up paying for credit card rewards, even those who don't use credit cards.
    • dang 6y ago
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      • alt_f4 6y ago
        i dont give a fuck
      • alt_f5 6y ago
        you can suck my dick
      • alt_f6 6y ago
        You can suck the dick mate :)