I’m not an American, but here in Canada there are a lot of extra fees and such where I live as well. I don’t believe the problem is purely innumeracy on the co

I’m not an American, but here in Canada there are a lot of extra fees and such where I live as well. I don’t believe the problem is purely innumeracy on the consumer’s part. If companies clearly stated “A(B + C)” as a price, even people with poor math skills would understand that the price is not “B”. But it’s more like the price is advertised as “B” and “A(B+C)” only appears in fine print or seconds before payment. Your comment says you can “hide a business opportunity”. I would instead call that “being dishonest”.