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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Letters to the Editor

I run a family-owned grocery in Chicago. Credit card swipe fees hurt us and our customers

Credit card companies charge merchants 2% to 4% of a transaction every time a customer uses a card. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Thank you to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin for shining a light on the issue of credit card swipe fees, as mentioned in your recent editorial (Credit card swipe fees raise costs for businesses, consumers. Congress should lower those fees. — Dec. 12).

These exorbitant fees let credit card companies get rich off the backs of independent retailers who are already struggling to make ends meet and provide customers with the service they deserve.

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