{"id":1948645,"date":"2023-06-15T20:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T00:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-targets-junk-fees-imposed-by-businesses-calls-for-more-transparency\/"},"modified":"2023-06-15T20:45:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T00:45:59","slug":"biden-targets-junk-fees-imposed-by-businesses-calls-for-more-transparency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-targets-junk-fees-imposed-by-businesses-calls-for-more-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden aims to tackle &#8216;junk fees&#8217; from businesses, demands transparency."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-targets-junk-fees-imposed-by-businesses-calls-for-more-transparency%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1948645&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0616\/f670de1f-ce7d-4973-8ce5-8032acbd5698\/audio.mp3?length=2246157&#038;duration=187\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>President Biden&#8217;s Campaign to Protect Consumers from Hidden Fees<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that his efforts to shield consumers from hidden &#8220;junk fees&#8221; are yielding positive results. More companies are now committing to greater transparency in pricing, providing customers with upfront and all-inclusive pricing for their products and services.<\/p>\n<h3>A Win for Consumers<\/h3>\n<p>Several industries, including ticketing, lodging, and more, have joined the cause and pledged to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-makes-a-futile-last-ditch-effort-to-calm-americans-about-inflation\/\" title=\"Biden Makes a Futile Last-Ditch Effort to Calm Americans About Inflation\">eliminate hidden fees<\/a>. This move is seen as a victory for consumers, as these fees can add up and make it difficult for families to manage their expenses.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Junk fees are not a matter for the wealthy very much, but they&#8217;re a matter for working folks, like the homes I grew up in,&#8221; Biden emphasized during a roundtable discussion with company executives at the White House. &#8220;And they can add hundreds of dollars a month and make it harder for families to pay their bills. I think it&#8217;s just wrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Companies Taking Action<\/h3>\n<p>Among the companies that have committed to eliminating hidden fees are Ticketmaster&#8217;s parent company Live Nation, SeatGeek, xBk, Airbnb, and TickPick.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Live Nation faced backlash from Taylor Swift fans, as well as the White House and lawmakers, due to significant fluctuations in ticket prices and platform outages during the pop star&#8217;s tour.<\/p>\n<p>However, Live Nation has now pledged to launch an upfront, all-inclusive pricing experience in September. This means that customers attending events at their 200+ venues and festivals across the country will see a single, transparent price.<\/p>\n<p>SeatGeek, a ticketing platform, also plans to introduce product features over the summer to simplify the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-targets-junk-fees-imposed-by-businesses-calls-for-more-transparency\/\" title=\"Biden aims to tackle 'junk fees' from businesses, demands transparency.\">ticket purchasing process based<\/a> on all-inclusive pricing.<\/p>\n<h3>Gaining Momentum, More Work to Be Done<\/h3>\n<p>President Biden sees these changes as a victory for consumers and a sign that the fight against hidden fees is gaining momentum. However, he acknowledges that there is still work to be done to address issues in the online ticketing market and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fuel-company-issues-diesel-shortage-warning\/\" title=\"Fuel Company Issues Diesel Shortage Warning\">eliminate junk fees<\/a> across all industries.<\/p>\n<p>Iowa-based venue xBk has also committed to implementing all-inclusive pricing for tickets. Other companies are following suit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>services. This move aims to empower consumers and ensure they are not deceived by additional charges, ultimately promoting fairness and transparency in the marketplace. President Biden&#8217;s efforts have successfully garnered support from various sectors, marking a significant step towards a more consumer-friendly economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":531,"featured_media":1948646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[18200,6094,3620,6002,4201,11339,10421,12404],"class_list":["post-1948645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-junk","tag-aims","tag-biden","tag-businesses","tag-demands","tag-fees","tag-tackle","tag-transparency"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/531"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1948645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1948645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1948646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1948645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1948645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1948645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}