• jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
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    1 year ago

    No, what I’m saying is the article argues that rewards points are a function of credit card fees, when in fact credit card fees pre-date rewards programs.

    • SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Yes, some credit card fees are independent of funding the rewards programs, and some of those fees existed before widespread use of rewards programs. But so what? Today, some significant portion of those credit card fees definitely exist because of the rewards programs.