Posted on 10/26/2022 9:30:42 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
“universal connection fee” on the cable bills.
Probably hugely responsible for cord cutting..
But it is a TX not a fee..
It would be REALLY helpful, Hotels and airlines gave the rate AND the broken out taxes up front.
Some places like boston have an enormous state tax for hotels. A 15-25% on top of the room rate is a HUGE issue. Especially for Europeans used to the price on the tag is the price you pay with ALL fees included.
What about the Al Gore tax on your telephone service?
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My little town of 1,600 souls taxes cell phones at $.15 per phone.
Because they can.
I have not had to pay ANY of the fees listed in months, if not years.
Every time I have to buy gas or groceries, or pay my utility bills for water, natural gas, and electricity, I HAVE to pay the inflated costs for everything.
Seems like he is pretty disconnected from what most of us are facing in our day-to-day lives.
Does Dementia Joe realize 90% of “Junk Fees” are Fed State and Local Gubmint taxes? I know the answer. So no need for the /s
I am the Controller for a boat dealership. We charge $5 on each service ticket for EnvironMENTAL fees. We just have to. It sucks.
Clueless. Let’s say a business wanted to raise prices without directly raising prices, maybe they introduce fees or other charges. If President Retard somehow was allowed to remove so-called junk fees, the businesses effected would like just raise their prices. A business isn’t going to look at their damaged P&L statement and say, “oh shucks, guess we’re not going to make loan payments or salary.”
How about this for the hair sniffer in chief: If you want to reduce the burdens on American citizens you might want to start with the tax code. Then the amount of spending, and the overall size of government.
Grassley Introduces Bill To Repeal The Telephone TaxJanuary 1, 2001
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Committee on Finance, today introduced a bill to repeal the telephone excise tax, which he called a century-old levy that affects anyone with a telephone, but serves no particular purpose.
"The telephone tax is as old as Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders and just as obsolete," Grassley said. "The tax hits every telephone owner, but it doesn't pay for any specific program. It pours $5 billion into the U.S. Treasury each year for no reason. It's time to hang up the telephone tax."
“What about the Al Gore tax on your telephone service?”
If it’s on the cellphone...we pay it.
If it’s on a land line...we don’t pay it because we don’t have a landline.
They replaced it with a 911 fee. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
“I am the Controller for a boat dealership.”
Do you get the urge everyday to knock off work at lunch and go fishing? Being around boats all day...I wouldn’t be able to escape that feeling.
How about eliminating the illegal tax collected and spent by third parties for Obamaphones? The related welfare program is “off the books” and dodges the required Congresssional taxation and spending bills.
The Consumer Finance Protection Board is suppose to operate outside political influence. That is the reason it receives money directly from the Federal Reserve. Looks like as anyone could have predicted it is just another tool of the Beltway politicians.
Is he including the Federal taxes on telephone bills that STILL are collected to “provide rural telephone service” From the late 1940’s???
Everything Biden does kills basic segments of the economy.
It is part of his progressive plan to destroy America as we know it.
The reign of this insufferable delusional potentate must come to an end!
Biden on Wednesday announced look nothing up my sleeve.
gotcha
But the third quarter will show an increase of GDP because of government spending….
Despite record tax revenue deficit FY22Q4 widened > $300 billion over FY21Q4. Fiscal year ends September 30th.
Federal Government outlays for last 3 months year over year.
July 2021 ... $564 billion
August 2021 ... $439 billion
September 2021 ... $524 billion
July 2022 ... $480 billion
August 2022 ... $523 billion
September 2022 ... better sit down ... $917 billion
https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/files/reports-statements/mts/mts0922.pdf
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