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Comment by maaaats | Hacker News Reader
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maaaats
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Shouldn't the credit card companies be the ones to handle the loss?
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jib
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You would wish so:). But no. Merchants are on the hook for all costs, including penalties for incoveniencing the cc companies (either a set fee per fraudulent transaction, or high fees if exceeding thresholds of fraud if you are a larger guy).
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