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A cable bill survey of 2,057 U.S. adults in 2018 by Consumer Reports found that a staggering 85 percent have encountered surprise or hidden fees—especially non-government imposed fees and those different from fees outlined by the company for the service—in recent years. In examining consumer-submitted bills, Consumer Reports found that these hidden costs tack on 24 percent of the service's base price to consumers' monthly bills.
In examining almost 800 bills for cable services, Consumer Reports found that those fees can be for anything from set-top box rentals to broadcast and regional sports fees. Consumer Reports said that based on its nationally representative survey results, it estimates cable companies may be pulling in roughly $28 billion annually from these charges. These charges result in about $450 per consumer annually in additional costs on average, the report said.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 06 2019, @04:58PM (2 children)
How much security did Rep Giffords have? How much security did they have at the republican baseball practice?
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We need to eat the babies! - some conservative at an AOC townhall meeting
(Score: 1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Sunday October 06 2019, @05:15PM (1 child)
Alright, you make a (small) point. Security isn't always effective.
I might argue that if you don't have the balls to stick up for what you believe, then you shouldn't be in politics.
I might also argue that if you're stupid enough to rely on ineffective security, then you deserve to die.
But, I'm not going to make either of those arguments, because I understand that a large percentage of the American public thinks that it's alright to just lie down and die if an opponent might have a weapon. And, amazingly, a large percentage of the aforementioned percentage is Dem.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by sjames on Sunday October 06 2019, @09:34PM
On the other hand, sometimes the best strategy with a raving lunatic is to just let them feel they've had their say and move on. There's no pointy in refuting them, they will never be convinced and everyone else already knows they're a raving lunatic.