🇺🇸 USA May 17, 2026 · Wes Hamilton

Credit card giants have their hands in every Vermont till

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Credit card giants have their hands in every Vermont till
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This commentary is by Wes Hamilton, owner of Three Penny Taproom in Montpelier.



A couple of giant credit card companies have enormous power over how businesses like Three Penny Taproom operate. They set the rules, they set the fees, and they apply them across the board. There is no negotiation and no way around it. If you want to stay open and serve your customers, you accept the cards and absorb the cost. That cost has grown into one of the most significant pressures we as small business own

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