Credit Card Points Are a Transfer from the Broke to the Comfortable

An essay on Hacker News challenges the rosy view of credit card rewards. Per the piece, credit card points—funded by merchant fees and interest—function as a wealth transfer from lower-income users who carry a balance to higher-income cardholders who pay off their charges and collect rewards without interest costs.

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