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They don't take credit cards because it costs them 2.5-2.9%. That's actually reasonable to me because credit cards are basically a tax on the poor. When the same price is charged for credit as debit/checks, people with credit get 2% or more back as rewards points and people on debit get nothing.
The one that kills me is when government payment sites are run by a private company that gets to squeeze a fee indefinitely for setting up a really basic website.
Booz Allen Hamilton(the defense contractor) runs the reservation system for federal parks. It's a pretty basic website and in exchange they get to keep 100% of the charge for reserving a campsite, cabin, or park pass.