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The received wisdom is that the Trump administration does big business' bidding. Thus, the FTC rescinds federal click to cancel. But now CA passed its own clic

The received wisdom is that the Trump administration does big business' bidding. Thus, the FTC rescinds federal click to cancel. But now CA passed its own click to cancel. Surely other states will follow. How is fighting dozens of different statutes better than working around one in federal courts that are backed up by the business friendly Supreme Court? Businesses are greedy but they aren't dumb. What am I missing?

3eb7988a1663 1y ago
Oh dip, I missed this entirely. Only saw the Federal news and thought, "Maybe again in four more years." Now I might sign up for the local gym that opened up, knowing they cannot jerk me around when I want to leave.
- Cornbilly 1y ago
  Tip to others that may have this issue: If you need to cancel Planet Fitness (may work for other national gyms), move your home gym to a location in California and an option to cancel online appears.
  - noitpmeder 1y ago
    Or just start charging back their fees
    - 3eb7988a1663 1y ago
      That does not absolve the debt. From their perspective, you are refusing to pay, and they are entitled to send you to collections.
philipov 1y ago
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- 0xbadcafebee 1y ago
  Well, but more than that, the executive is dumber. They can't wage some complex strategic battle through legislation when the guy in charge needs his talking points fed to him through Fox & Friends. Get a win for business, it keeps the checks rolling in to keep fighting the ideologue war. They'll lose the small battles but eventually win the war.
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1shooner 1y ago
I think you're comparing apples and oranges: a federal rule vs a state law. I don't know what kind of federal click-to-cancel legislation initiatives exist, but I know the last two federal digital privacy bills have failed because big tech wants a watered-down federal 'ceiling', while tech states (like CA) want a baseline federal 'floor' that doesn't preempt their more advanced state protections.

3eb7988a1663 1y ago

Oh dip, I missed this entirely. Only saw the Federal news and thought, "Maybe again in four more years." Now I might sign up for the local gym that opened up, knowing they cannot jerk me around when I want to leave.

Cornbilly 1y ago
Tip to others that may have this issue: If you need to cancel Planet Fitness (may work for other national gyms), move your home gym to a location in California and an option to cancel online appears.
- noitpmeder 1y ago
  Or just start charging back their fees
  - 3eb7988a1663 1y ago
    That does not absolve the debt. From their perspective, you are refusing to pay, and they are entitled to send you to collections.

philipov 1y ago

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0xbadcafebee 1y ago
Well, but more than that, the executive is dumber. They can't wage some complex strategic battle through legislation when the guy in charge needs his talking points fed to him through Fox & Friends. Get a win for business, it keeps the checks rolling in to keep fighting the ideologue war. They'll lose the small battles but eventually win the war.
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1shooner 1y ago

I think you're comparing apples and oranges: a federal rule vs a state law. I don't know what kind of federal click-to-cancel legislation initiatives exist, but I know the last two federal digital privacy bills have failed because big tech wants a watered-down federal 'ceiling', while tech states (like CA) want a baseline federal 'floor' that doesn't preempt their more advanced state protections.