United States Census 2010 Letter Waste of Taxpayer Money
WHAT A MASSIVE WASTE OF OUR TAXPAYER MONEY!
I got a letter in the mail the other day from (as noted on the envelope) the U. S. Department of Commerce Economic and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau or 4417 West Buckeye road, Phoenix AX 85096-666.
And I sure am glad to note that it was OFFICIAL BUSINESS (as clearly printed on the envelope) and that private continue reading…
Many of us feel ripped off in our day to day spending, so much so that bringing up even a single rip-off story in a group of people is likely to trigger a flood of them from everyone else. Whether it’s at the movies, in restaurants or on vacation, we seldom believe we are getting as much for our money as we ought to. Of course, some rip-off stories are more debatable than others. Often times, what is called a ripoff is little more than someone’s subjective opinion of what they “really” deserve for their money, whatever that means. However, other purchases actually do appear, by all objective criteria, to be a raw deal just about all the time. Recently, BillShrink analyzed some common ripoffs as mentioned recently by CNN Money, that most of our readers are likely to be well acquainted with.
Movie Theater Popcorn
Movie theater popcorn is as much an American icon as baseball and apple pie. Like a moth to its flame, movie-goers instinctively load up on hot, buttery popcorn before sitting down to enjoy the show. It’s hard to imagine things being any other way. That being said, movie theater popcorn is without question one of the biggest, most egregious ripoffs continue reading…
