[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Washington Examiner says it's Wal-Mart's fault

So it was Banks vs. Wal-Mart fighting for Dick Durbin's favorite lobbyist's favor... and the consumer lost.

Well, merchants will either pocket the money or lower prices, depending on the competitiveness of prices in their business, so everyone but BofA debit card users will be unaffected or better off. If enough people drop their BofA debit cards, they may have to drop the charge, or provide some sort of service to make their debit cards more attractive.