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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (43233)5/17/2010 11:28:25 PM
From: Peter Dierks  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71588
 
some experts warned that lower profit margins could lead banks to curtail bank card reward programs.

Good. Card "rewards" are about as financially prudent as lotteries. They manipulate customers' behaviors to the detriment of retailers and other consumers. The ability to charge to consumers the cost of accepting their transactions might restore some individual responsibility.