There were over 50 responses to this weekâs Tele-Talk question, âWhat do you think about the town charging $20 and having attendants collect fees at three recreation sites?â with 17 in favor of the fee and 30 against it. Eight responses didn t answer the question directly.
If the intent is to subject visitors to a little pain, then $20 will be just that â little pain, especially with government giving away money periodically. If the intent is to prevent visitors from utilizing these access points, then a simple sign stating Residents Only is suggested with $100 fines for first time offenders, increasing as multiple infractions occur! KR Conway
STUDENTS at the University of Virginia are pleading with the schoolâs Board of Visitors not to increase tuition for the 2021-22 school year. Their complaint is legitimate.
U.Va. is considering a 3.1 percent tuition hike, citing the economic ravages visited on the school by COVID-19 as a key factor.
If you consider that the students themselves (and their parents) are hurting just as muchâif not moreâthan a well-heeled university, this doesnât wash. For the 12 months ending in January, the U.S. inflation rate was 1.4 percent. Inflation hasnât gone higher than 2.3 percent annually in the last decade.
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Credit card surcharges are Illegal in Massachusetts, but some businesses charge them Share Updated: 7:40 PM EST Feb 22, 2021 Share Updated: 7:40 PM EST Feb 22, 2021
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Show Transcript BAKER ADMINISTRATION HAS MADE MOVES TO WEAKEN. WHAT EXPERTS SAY IS ONE OF THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS LAW, WHICH IS THE LAW ON CREDIT CARDS. IT’S CLEAR A SELLER CANNOT IMPOSE A SURCHARGE WHEN YOU PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD, BUT WHEN A CONSUMER CAME TO OUR BEN SIMONEAU WITH A STEEP CREDIT SEARCH SURCHARGE AT A WELL-KNOWN CAR DEALER, HE FOUND A POTENTIALLY EXPENSIVE LOOPHOLE TAKE A LOOK. JUST FELT WRONG WHEN PAULETTE AT NICKERSON TOOK HER 11 YEAR OLD HONDA TO THE SERVICE SHOP AT BACH HONDA IN NORWOOD. SHE KNEW SHE WAS IN FOR AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILL 1500 BUCKS, BUT DID NOT EXPECT TO BE HIT WITH A 3% FEE ON TOP OF THAT FOR USING HER CREDIT CARD IMMEDIATELY. I SAID TO HIM THREE PERCENT IN THAT’S NOT RIGHT. AND THEY SAID WELL, TH