they say they'd have to raise prices to do so...check out this video, that shows what that would mean exactly:
http://www.slate.com/articles/busine...uch_would.html
so, if you spent 500 a month on groceries...1.4% would mean you'd pay...
i know the answer, but i thought i'd get people to do the math.
also, knowing that many corporations are nailing record profits, and knowing what they pay for their top management (who have seen wages increase while everyone else's has languished) don't tell me it isn't affordable.
but, boy, those banks sure make a lot of money processing ebt transactions, don't they?