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Charge, Charge, Charge....The Market Ticker ®Sunday, June 13. 2010 Posted by Karl Denninger in Editorial at 13:38 Charge, Charge, Charge.... .... until China takes the credit card away! President Obama urged reluctant lawmakers Saturday to quickly approve nearly $50 billion in emergency aid to state and local governments, saying the money is needed to avoid "massive layoffs of teachers, police and firefighters" and to support the still-fragile economic recovery. Uh huh. Where was the restraint during the last decade on hiring those teachers, police and firefighters? Missing, that's where. How many cities, counties and states have permitted public employee unions...

NEW YORK (AFP) – With The New York Times and Rupert Murdoch poised to start charging for newspapers online, media heavyweights sparred on Thursday over whether readers will pay for news on the Web. The Times plans to require payment for full access to NYTimes.com in early 2011 and Murdoch, who already charges for The Wall Street Journal online, has pledged to begin charging Web readers of his other News Corp. newspapers. Keynote speakers and panelists at the Bloomberg BusinessWeek Media Summit here differed sharply on whether Internet users would be ready to shell out money for what they have...

WASHINGTON - Ask for a pillow and blanket to help get through a long flight and you may be out of luck. Or you may be able to buy a "comfort package" from Air Canada for $2. Like to check your luggage curbside? That could cost up to $3 a bag. Airlines are starting to charge for many services that once were free — such as assigned seating, paper tickets and blankets. Air travelers who don't fly often may be in for some unpleasant surprises when they reach the airport this summer. "They're going to be confused and they're going...

DALLAS (AP) - Blockbuster Inc., the world's largest video rental chain, said Tuesday that as of Jan. 1, 2005, the company won't charge late fees on any movie or game rental at its more than 4,500 company-operated and franchised stores in the United States. Under the ``no late fees'' program, a customer has one week to return games and two days or one week for movies. Also, Blockbuster will give customers a one-week grace period at no additional charge. After that, Blockbuster will automatically sell them the product, minus the rental fee, or customers can return the product within 30...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Grieving families in San Francisco can expect to pay $700 if they want the medical examiner to cremate a loved one's remains. Nightclub bouncers in San Diego are footing a bill of $152 apiece for new worker's permits. And stores that sell cigarettes in the state capital have started counting an extra $300 into their annual cost of doing business. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger may have strong-armed lawmakers into supporting his "no new taxes" pledge, but Californians still will be paying more for government as a result of the budget compromise struck in Sacramento this week. Legally...