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How much longer do we have to wait for honest prices?

The Federal Trade Commission just released a rule that would force companies to tell the truth about their prices. But when will it start working?

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Christopher Elliott
Oct 13, 2023
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Did you hear about the proposed rule that would ban junk fees? 

This week, the Federal Trade Commission released a draft of the rule, which would prevent businesses from using bait-and-switch tactics that hide mandatory fees and deceive consumers. The FTC has estimates that these fees can cost consumers tens of billions of dollars per year in unexpected costs.

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