FTC announces "click-to-cancel" rule making it easier to cancel subscriptions

There are so many things like this that have needed fixing for such a long time. The fact that something is happening, even slowly, is so heartening.

If your reaction is wondering if this is legal then you should be interested in the passing of new laws that make it unequivocally legal. Society should be able to govern itself.

Now, let's institute an actual price rule. I can't rent an Airbnb or book a plane ticket without being lied to about what the actual prices is.

The Minnesota law which provides exactly this goes into effect in 2025.

https://www.allaboutadvertisinglaw.com/2024/06/minnesota-joi...

Wanted to see if it finally included taxes on price tags… but instead this law explicitly excludes taxes. So close.

The government needs to provide a service if we ever want taxes to be included. Taxes vary by city and can even depend on where you live, so sellers wouldn't be able to give you a price until you say where you are and where you're from for some sales.

That's why you basically need a third party if you run an ecommerce website, unless you have a team to track down every time a county or city changes their taxes.