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Fed up with fees

Have you looked at your electric bill lately? One-third of what you pay is taxes and fees. Don’t we pay enough in taxes and fees? The same is true of your telephone bill. Is there anything else we can be taxed or “feed” on?

Willard Ashworth

Happy

This story was originally published February 12, 2016 at 6:00 PM with the headline "Fed up with fees."

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