Originally Posted by Rob

Straight from a liberal rag to your eyes....http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...n_1941038.html

And in the business I'm in, I have to get permits, pay licensing fees, etc. All of those prices have dramatically increased over the past four years. Therefore let me correct myself, the "fees" have increased 18%. But isn't a "fee" the same as a "tax" or "penalty"? We're arguing semantics.