Taxation without representation
All of those "assessments" on our utility bills are TAXES under a pseudonym. Since they are seldom authorized by legislatures, most of them violate either the state or federal constitution. Our rights are being taken away, assessment by assessment, fine by fine, ticket by ticket, fee by fee. Those still above the poverty line are being systematically robbed, driven into dependence on the government, so they can be controlled from the top. FIGHT NOW, WHILE YOU HAVE THE CHANCE.