{"id":7271,"date":"2023-04-25T15:46:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/?p=7271"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:46:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:46:46","slug":"why-the-u-s-has-so-many-junk-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imsfund.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/25\/why-the-u-s-has-so-many-junk-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the U.S. has so many junk fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ClipPlayer-clipPlayerIntroShare\">\n<p><span class=\"SocialShare-socialShareText\">Share<\/span><button class=\"SocialShare-socialShareButton\" data-test-pro=\"false\" data-test-ic=\"false\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"SocialShare-socialShareFacebook\" data-analytic-id=\"Share Published\" data-location=\"Video Detail\" data-provider=\"facebook\"\/><span class=\"SocialShare-socialShareLabel\">Share Article via Facebook<\/span><\/button><button class=\"SocialShare-socialShareButton\" data-test-pro=\"false\" data-test-ic=\"false\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"SocialShare-socialShareTwitter\" data-analytic-id=\"Share Published\" data-location=\"Video Detail\" data-provider=\"twitter\"\/><span class=\"SocialShare-socialShareLabel\">Share Article via Twitter<\/span><\/button><button class=\"SocialShare-socialShareButton\" data-test-pro=\"false\" data-test-ic=\"false\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"SocialShare-socialShareLinkedin\" data-analytic-id=\"Share Published\" data-location=\"Video Detail\" data-provider=\"linkedin\"\/><span class=\"SocialShare-socialShareLabel\">Share Article via LinkedIn<\/span><\/button><button class=\"SocialShare-socialShareButton\" data-test-pro=\"false\" data-test-ic=\"false\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"SocialShare-socialShareEmail\" data-analytic-id=\"Share Published\" data-location=\"Video Detail\" data-provider=\"email\"\/><span class=\"SocialShare-socialShareLabel\">Share Article via Email<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Americans are collectively spending nearly $65 billion a year on sneaky fees, according to the White House. &#8220;It really seems like companies have become addicted to junk fees,&#8221; Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, told CNBC. Junk fees are indeed adding billions to companies&#8217; revenue. Watch the video above to learn more about where junk fees hide, proposals for change, where policy may fall short and whether increased oversight may be enough to squash junk fees once and for all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/video\/2023\/04\/25\/why-the-us-has-so-many-junk-fees.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Americans are collectively spending nearly $65 billion a year on sneaky fees, according to the White House. &#8220;It really seems like companies have become addicted to junk fees,&#8221; Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, told CNBC. 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