On 1/7/2016 3:19 PM, graham wrote:

>> Correct, the merchant pays a fee. You just pay higher prices for
>> everything as the merchant has it build into the selling price.
>
> During a visit to the US some years ago I was astonished to find gas
> stations offering a discount for cash but full price for credit cards.
> That practice is not allowed in Alberta. If a merchant tries that, the
> companies come down on him like a ton of bricks, The same used to apply
> when merchants tried to apply minimum purchase amounts. I've seen people
> using plastic to pay for a $2 coffee, which is ridiculous, even allowing
> for the high profit margin on that drink.
> Graham

Somehow the oil lobbyist got the discount for cash approved. Can't do
that for other goods.