The degree to which payment processing fees are a drag on US productivity isn’t sufficiently recognized.
A typical restaurant or retailer pays ~3% of every charge. On smaller purchases it can be more.
Visa, MC, Amex are just toll collectors on economic activity. Each dollar spent on fees is a dollar unavailable for wages, investment, lower prices, or expansion.
@Blahsblahsblo@ManitobaSAO@BenRabidoux I don’t think individual yards are necessary to raise a family though, more rooms & a bigger space sure, but detached homes aren’t going to be the answer in most built up areas