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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KBBPLL, post: 8469812, member: 104064&quot;]It&#039;s funny (morbidly) that despite the enormous amount I pay in taxes, anything that I actually need from the federal, state, county, or city governments now has a fee. I picked the passport example on purpose. Every US citizen has a right to a passport (considerations for certain criminals aside of course). What else do we need the State Department for on a daily basis? The fact that they charge more to get it faster speaks volumes, and to me it&#039;s directly related to the mint deciding to auction their products. Not a good direction for government to take, but as I said it&#039;s been down this slope for a very long time. For the mint probably from the beginning, with all their special coins for connected dealers/collectors throughout their history.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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