"Fees"

     The article "Your money now belongs to the state, but don't worry - it's not a tax" posted by FUBAR on Monday March 21, 2011 is about the government collecting fees from tax payers and not using it for anything useful. The government calls it fees but if you really pay close attention they are really taxes that you are paying in disguise. The articles clarifies that taxes is money that people hand over to the government. The government is trying to use these "fees" to pay some of the state debt of twenty seven billion dollars. This could help teachers and doctors recover from the economy.
     The author's intended audience is everyone in the state that pays some sort of bills and taxes. Though his claim lacks evidence, it still makes a valid argument. As a bill and tax payer of the state, I do see random surcharges and fees in my monthly bills and I always wondered what it was for and this article has given me insight on the situation. I wish the author would have given a specific example of a "fee" to support his claim.
    I found myself agreeing with the authors claim. I agree with the author that the government should not lie about the "fees" and they should tell us that they are really taxes. They should admit that they have been lying to the taxpayers and be more upfront on what they are really doing. They should use these "fees" to pay the debt cause this would help the people that suffered from budget cuts.