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September 24, 2013
Parlier, California, Makes Everyone Pay Back Bills for Something They Forgot to Charge
The central California town of Parlier put such a policy into practice (without the shooting) when, after only a few days of notice, they raised their water bills for every business in the area ... by 300 percent. Stores paying 90 bucks were suddenly paying $280, while businesses found themselves in debt for thousands of dollars -- but the real steamer on the chest was the fact that the city admits that this is all because they made a clerical error in 2007. 4 U.S. Cities That Are Sadistically Screwing With Residents | Cracked.com
Posted by gerardvanderleun at September 24, 2013 11:42 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.