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Humor: New Yorker Explains Your Time Warner Cable Bill
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Where would be without humor? I just hope Time Warner Cable isn't inspired to add more bogus charges to their bills following this article. A sample:
$17.23 — Basic service $37.35 — Standard service $40.81 — Actual service $12.50 — Federal taxes $11.75 — Federal taxes, part two $6.85 — New York City taxes $5.35 — Fort Wayne, Indiana, city taxes $3.45 — Singapore Nuclear Defense Fund $16.30 — Twenty-five-per-cent gratuity $13.99 — DVR (disabled video recorder) ...
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