That's not uncommon, Ian. The theory of the blood suckers (politicians) is that visitors should pay for local stuff because they (the visitors) don't vote locally. So, the sheep of the city (state, county) think they are getting something for free. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Caldwell" <iancaldwell@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 20:24 Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] incl taxes > I think one of the worst taxes that I ever saw on car rentals was in > Detroit. There was a tax that went to pay for the new Tiger stadium. > > > > bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > > > > not including the taxes is done across the board in every industry > > > > > > Seems the Car Rental companys have become the WORST at this, really > >deceptive > > > with all kinds of things that should be included in their cost of doing > > > business being passed on as a separate charge to the renter.' > > > >I know. And, again, it's the government doing it. However, there are always > >disclaimers. > >David R > >http://home.attbi.com/~damiross > >http://home.attbi.com/~damiross/books.html