“How/why is a surcharge which is clearly identified on the bill, sneaky or underhanded?”
because a surcharge is rarely ever explained upfront.
It is only AFTER one orders a meal that does one realize the true cost of it as it is tacked on at the end.
Big diff in say sales taxes when EVERYONE knows upfront that it will be added on.
Just raising prices on the meal would be the proper thing to do.
The sample receipts I have seen said “ACA Surcharge”.
Unfortunately the low-infos are too low-info to know that the ACA is Obamacare.
“Just raising prices on the meal would be the proper thing to do.”
Is that what you do at the business you own?
“It is only AFTER one orders a meal that does one realize the true cost of it as it is tacked on at the end.”
How do you know this is a surprise tacked on at the end? How do you know there isn’t a mention of the surcharge prior to ordering?