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By Erich Vieth on January 08th, 2009
How much does it cost merchants to accept credit cards?
How much does it cost merchants to accept credit cards? The Consumerist has the answers!
Tag: "cost"
By Erich Vieth on July 03rd, 2008
Housing and Transportation costs will keep the cities relatively affordable
Should you live in the suburbs or in the city to keep your housing and transportation costs in check? According to this interactive site developed by CNT and its collaborative partners, the Center for Transit Oriented Development, the answer is clear–live in the city.
The bright red color-codings you’ll find when you check the 2008 costs [...]
By Erich Vieth on May 29th, 2008
Why does gasoline cost so much?
There’s a lot of bad information floating around on the Internet. For instance, many conservatives blame environmental regulations, but this argument is way off base. Why? Because 75% of the cost of gasoline is in the cost of the crude oil, not in the refining.
At Salon.com, Andrew Leonard spells it all out succinctly:
But questions [...]
By Erich Vieth on August 26th, 2007
Media Obsession with tiny changes in the cost of gas signals reckless U.S. energy policy
Here’s the headline: “Gas prices drop nearly 3 cents in last 2 weeks Survey: U.S. avarage now at $2.75 a gallon.”
And here’s the lead paragraph:
The national average price for gasoline dropped about 2.9 cents over the last two weeks, according to a survey released Sunday.
These sorts of headlines (they are common) are symptoms of a [...]
