Read more surcharge stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12540/surcharge.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:23:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64020/dems-on-collision-course-on-how-to-pay-for-heath-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDemocrats in Congress are heading for an intra-party showdown over how to fund health care reform, reports the New York Times . The powerful House Ways and Means Committee is reportedly near agreement on an income tax surcharge of 2% or more on Americans earning above $250,000, which moderate Democrats...http://www.newser.com/story/64020/dems-on-collision-course-on-how-to-pay-for-heath-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 5:47:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51974/airline-eyes-charging-for-toilets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust when you thought the airlines had figured out how to wring every penny out of flyers, budget carrier Ryanair announced it was mulling a new fee: a $1.50 charge to use the toilets. The Irish airline's CEO said today he was considering "putting a coin slot on the...http://www.newser.com/story/51974/airline-eyes-charging-for-toilets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Feb 2009 9:15:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/29864/united-adopts-15-checked-bag-charge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUnited Airlines will follow rival American Airlines in charging $15 for a first checked bag. The new fee was announced today, 3 weeks after American set the precedent. United says the fee affects customers who buy tickets beginning tomorrow for domestic flights Aug. 18 or later.http://www.newser.com/story/29864/united-adopts-15-checked-bag-charge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Jun 2008 11:02:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23778/cheap-flights-passenger-perks-lost-in-transit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe days of discounts and perks on major US airlines have disappeared from the horizon, possibly forever, Marketwatch writes. The stratospheric fuel prices that caused three airlines to shut down last week alone are forcing airlines to boost their bottom lines any way they can. Capacity is being cut back...http://www.newser.com/story/23778/cheap-flights-passenger-perks-lost-in-transit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Apr 2008 6:03:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23375/northwest-hikes-fares-cuts-flights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNorthwest Airlines is jacking up fares and fees and scaling back domestic operations, the Wall Street Journal reports. The airline, trying to deal with soaring fuel costs and a slowing economy without instituting pay cuts, also plans to freeze hiring. Northwest will keep adding international flights, but will add fuel...http://www.newser.com/story/23375/northwest-hikes-fares-cuts-flights.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Apr 2008 2:38:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/7457/bank-of-america-ups-atm-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBank of America has raised its ATM surcharge to $3 for non-customers—and other banks' are likely to follow. That's the highest surcharge in America, and it affects millions, because BoA has the largest ATM network in the country, USA Today reports. Expect the hike to be contageous: "Banks often...http://www.newser.com/story/7457/bank-of-america-ups-atm-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Sep 2007 13:07:21 CDT