On 8/28/2017 4:30 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 08/28/2017 02:23 PM, Tekkie® wrote:

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The "Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund" ****es me off.* I really hate
being forced to help pay for some lazy brick-tossin lootin'
democrat's electric bill.

Hey Jose, surcharge=tax money that disappears.


Surcharge is also a way to lie about rates. They can say it's 8 cents
per KWh, then add on so many taxes, surcharges, and adjustments you're
really paying a lot more. I divide the total bill by KWh used and get
the real rate.


Exactly. some of those fees go right into the pocked of the utility it
sounds better to itemize it as some sort of recovery fee, but it is just
recovering profit. If you go to the store for a loaf of bread you pay a
flat $3, not $2 with a bunch of itemized fees for taxes, transportation
of wheat, warehouse fees, and crap to drive up the price.