Hidden fees
How corporate America is making billions of dollars using hidden fees.
We’ll talk with BOB SULLIVAN author of Gotcha Capitalism: How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day and What You Can Do About It. Sullivan explains how advertised low prices often come with hidden expenses, and why free checking has so many strings attached. Sullivan writes about internet scams and consumer fraud for MSNBC where he writes The Red Tapes Chronicles blog.
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