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The Fee Fantasy

The owner of one of those establishments acknowledged to me the other day that he was surprised he hasn’t heard one complaint or even comment about the new 2% charge on the check. I’m not surprised. That’s true even though we’re being honest and calling it a “tax,” which it is, rather than a “fee,” which is what most politicians prefer. They never want to be associated with new “taxes,” but they also have to continue to find ways to pay for all the things the public expects from the government.