tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post7789512191853218251..comments2024-03-14T11:09:32.759-05:00Comments on Falkenblog: I'm in Disney World!Eric Falkensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-10036844667299348202011-04-05T07:00:24.165-05:002011-04-05T07:00:24.165-05:00I wonder whether the debit/credit item might be du...I wonder whether the debit/credit item might be due to the difference in fees charged. I get the Debit/Credit choice all the time, only to see an immediate "charge" to my credit card (I have to sign a credit charge receipt). However, the charge ultimately winds up against my checking account, where it should be as a debit charge. <br /><br />The credit card companies typically charge the merchant a smaller fee than do the bank debit card issuers, so the merchant works the system to be charged a credit card fee, and since I said to make it a debit charge, the charge itself winds up on my checking account without my seeing anything on my credit card account.<br /><br />Eric HinesE Hinesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-87342132474802289612011-04-04T22:49:34.239-05:002011-04-04T22:49:34.239-05:00As a student of the law, I would prefer to call it...As a student of the law, I would prefer to call it tax "efficiency". The only way the flaws in the legal system are improved is by exploiting the boundaries of it's functions. If a rented cow suffices, this is no problem of mine :-)Andrewnoreply@blogger.com