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Speaker 1: Massachusetts is among a very short list of states where

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Speaker 1: the seller, for the most part, has to eat the

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Speaker 1: surcharge that comes along with credit card transactions, but a

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Speaker 1: proposed law would shift that fee from the seller to buyer.

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Speaker 1: Something Tony from Western mass isn't a fan.

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Speaker 2: Of consumer is riddled with enough fees and extra charges already.

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Speaker 1: Supporters of the bill say smaller businesses are taking a

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Speaker 1: bigger financial hit since most transactions are done with credit cards.

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Speaker 1: Brennan for malden It sympathizes with them, but says it

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Speaker 1: would be an extra cost for consumers.

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Speaker 3: Also, now you see that happening with tariffs. You know,

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Speaker 3: businesses don't end up paying more for the tariffs, They

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Speaker 3: end up charging the consumer more.

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Speaker 1: The proposed law would require sellers to make it clear

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Speaker 1: that a surcharge would be added to the bill before

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Speaker 1: the sale. In Dewey Square, James Rojas WBZ, Boston's news

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