Boing Boing

Boing Boing

Share this post

Boing Boing
Boing Boing
Hidden fees crackdown leaves billionaires devastated as FTC demands price transparency
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Hidden fees crackdown leaves billionaires devastated as FTC demands price transparency

Ellsworth Toohey
Dec 17, 2024
∙ Paid
4

Share this post

Boing Boing
Boing Boing
Hidden fees crackdown leaves billionaires devastated as FTC demands price transparency
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
2
Share

Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com

In a devastating blow to sociopathic billionaires, the Federal Trade Commission has cruelly demanded that hotels and ticket sellers reveal their actual prices upfront — a move that threatens to end the beloved American tradition of hidden charges at checkout.

The heartbreaking new rule means businesses can no longer delig…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Boing Boing to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
A guest post by
Ellsworth Toohey
Contributor to Boing Boing
Subscribe to Ellsworth
© 2025 Happy Mutants LLC
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More