Just a little rant about things to come in the near future that started today. I got my phone bill and saw an obvious increase. It was up by 16%. I went thru the charges compared to the last cycle (month). The increase was in the form of local,state and federal tax increases on the services. I only have the basic service so it was not a back breaker, but I honestly believe we will see these "new" taxes on all services as the year continues. Starting this last year the state added the sales tax to the cost of renewing my membership dues in a camping club. Another $35. We no longer have a cell phone, but on the last billing was a city tax on the bill. What the hell does the city have to do with a cell phone that was seldom used in the city? Then to top that off, the garbage bill had a 20% increase in the "refuse" tax. So they tax you (sales) to buy the stuff, then add on a tax to throw it away.
Thanks for listening.