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4X4 · 03-31-2008, 05:08 PM

I think that the problem Ford Prefect is getting at (or at least my agreement with his original beef, but worded this way) is that the fees are static and then usage is on top of that. So why do I pay the same base fees on my Enmax bill for my small apartment as my sister pays for her 2 story house?

If it was more linear it would be an easier pill to swallow. I think the idea is not so much griping about transparency, more about having a minimum charge and then a usage fee over and above that. IMO, it should all be part of the unit price. Like gasoline. I don't have to pay an $8 'delivery charge, plus a multitude of other fees just to pull up at the pump. I pay for what I take, and the taxes and costs and fees are all in the price PER LITER.

03-31-2008, 05:08 PM	#54
4X4 One of the Nine Join Date: Dec 2004 Exp:	I think that the problem Ford Prefect is getting at (or at least my agreement with his original beef, but worded this way) is that the fees are static and then usage is on top of that. So why do I pay the same base fees on my Enmax bill for my small apartment as my sister pays for her 2 story house? If it was more linear it would be an easier pill to swallow. I think the idea is not so much griping about transparency, more about having a minimum charge and then a usage fee over and above that. IMO, it should all be part of the unit price. Like gasoline. I don't have to pay an $8 'delivery charge, plus a multitude of other fees just to pull up at the pump. I pay for what I take, and the taxes and costs and fees are all in the price PER LITER.