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Old Mar 9, 2023 | 4:27 am
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Originally Posted by 747FC
Opinion piece in the NY Times suggests the answer is yes, because the poor are adversely affected by your behavior!

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/04/o...smid=url-share
That’s about credit card programs more than about airline mileage/point programs.

No guilt about my airline FFP participation or frequent train rider program participation.

When it comes to people who are poorer or in otherwise more difficult financial situations than average, they are probably both paying a higher cost for credit card use and also subsidizing the rewards of others using high reward credit cards.
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