That's slightly different to defrauding people. Isn't there an economic term for pricing according to the purchaser's ability to pay?
We used to call it " the white tax " I think any form of overcharging is fraudulent. Imagine taxi driver charging what they felt the passenger could afford? or supermarkets?
To some extent I can sympathise with their rationalisation @Hostafan1, confronted with a potential cost you could decide to take the goods/service or not. But the exploitation of the inexperienced or unwary makes me cross, whoever they are.
My curmudgeon was really more a Bactrian than Dromedary affair, we live in an unfair world, I accept that. But exploitation in any form should always be commented on and avoided where possible.
The pansies and primroses look great by the way and cheer up the corner in these overcast days.
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
I know that's what they SHOULD do, I've even suggested this, but they shrug their shoulders . Every time we walked to the shops you have constants calls of "taxi??" , even if they've just heard you say " no thank-you" to the other taxi driver 10metres away.
When we used to spend a lot of time in India, Indian friends said they didn't feel guilty about charging ( rich ) tourists extra. They saw it as "providing for our family " and , as such, perfectly honourable.
The vast majority of scam calls I get which aren't automated (press 1) are made by people with accents which sound as they originate on the sub-continent. If that is their attitude, no wonder the problem is so rife. I tend to use the same Anglo-Saxon term to all of them. I don't suppose they care but I feel better.
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I think any form of overcharging is fraudulent. Imagine taxi driver charging what they felt the passenger could afford? or supermarkets?
My curmudgeon was really more a Bactrian than Dromedary affair, we live in an unfair world, I accept that. But exploitation in any form should always be commented on and avoided where possible.
The pansies and primroses look great by the way and cheer up the corner in these
overcast days.
Every time we walked to the shops you have constants calls of "taxi??" , even if they've just heard you say " no thank-you" to the other taxi driver 10metres away.
The vast majority of scam calls I get which aren't automated (press 1) are made by people with accents which sound as they originate on the sub-continent. If that is their attitude, no wonder the problem is so rife. I tend to use the same Anglo-Saxon term to all of them. I don't suppose they care but I feel better.