"But when you're fixing an abuse that's justified by all participants as being standard practice"
I don't feel (given what I know about this) that it's an "abuse" or though I can absolutely see what it is viewed this way. And of course the people who are charging it are going to justify it by saying "it's standard practice" because that is the easiest way to get beyond the objection and smooth things out.
People have certain ideas of what they find right and just and don't think rationally about what it really means relative to the entire transaction.
For example you could go to a restaurant where the steak dinner costs $30 but feel it is an abuse because they want $1.50 for a glass of tap water. Or they want to charge you to use the restroom. But if you go to an equivalent restaurant which charges $35 and gives you free tap water and bathroom you wouldn't think twice (merely focusing on whether you think you got value for the $35 meal).
The reason people have to rely on arguments of "standard practice" is because they are quick and easy and get by objections much easier then a lengthy discussion. It's a time saver.
I don't feel (given what I know about this) that it's an "abuse" or though I can absolutely see what it is viewed this way. And of course the people who are charging it are going to justify it by saying "it's standard practice" because that is the easiest way to get beyond the objection and smooth things out.
People have certain ideas of what they find right and just and don't think rationally about what it really means relative to the entire transaction.
For example you could go to a restaurant where the steak dinner costs $30 but feel it is an abuse because they want $1.50 for a glass of tap water. Or they want to charge you to use the restroom. But if you go to an equivalent restaurant which charges $35 and gives you free tap water and bathroom you wouldn't think twice (merely focusing on whether you think you got value for the $35 meal).
The reason people have to rely on arguments of "standard practice" is because they are quick and easy and get by objections much easier then a lengthy discussion. It's a time saver.