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Old Apr 8, 2020 | 1:18 pm
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xooz
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Similar calls are being made for airline bailouts, where people want to extract some customer concession. In this specific case, I do think that it the subject of a "resort" fee could be worthwhile for the government to consider. Unlike a fee for baggage or pre-assigned seats, a fee that applies to everyone who purchases a ticket/room should simply be bundled into the published price. The problem with resort fees is not that they are charged, but that they are hidden. Truth in advertising should require that any "separate" charge that is applied to every delivered product should be included in the price of the product when an e-commerce site is used to display the price, or when prices are quoted by the vendor.

Tying this to the bailout might be reasonable, but doing it as a standalone regulation for ANY/ALL products makes sense to me.
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