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> That is absolute ripe BS, and anyone who knows any economics, finance, or has run even the smallest business knows it. ??? Are you arguing that increases in

• wolverine876 3y ago
  > ??? Are you arguing that increases in costs are not passed on to consumers at all? Now that you point it out, I can see how it might be read that way. Beyond a doubt, in practice, many cost increases cause some increase in sale price, and that always will be true (and should be true). I'm objecting to the word must, in "must be passed on to their customers". Businesses have a choice, and making that choice every day is a fundamental task in business. I might also object to passed on, but that's a technicality. > It's also worth pointing out that the FTC is not just talking about passing along random costs - they are specifically talking about things like the Universal Service Fee (basically sales tax for ISPs) and local regulatory fees. Things that are assessed on customer billing. That conflates what is with what must be. The ISPs often do show it on customer billing, but they could aborb the costs and not show it. That's the point.