[ellenwelsh]

Many years ago I had them put my billing on the budget plan and every month it is the same even number. That way the bill doesn’t fluctuate month to month and it balances once a year.

[daniel200]

I lived many years in Europe. Its not uncommon in some cities for a 7 or 8 year old street urchin to pinch a dollar from your pocket. I do not understand why big corporations pinching a dollar from your pocket every month is any different. Its theft. Just because they tell you they are going to do it, does not make it right. Its not their dollar!

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by daniel200

I lived many years in Europe. Its not uncommon in some cities for a 7 or 8 year old street urchin to pinch a dollar from your pocket. I do not understand why big corporations pinching a dollar from your pocket every month is any different. Its theft. Just because they tell you they are going to do it, does not make it right. Its not their dollar!

Do the "street urchins" tell you they're going to "pinch a dollar" and give you the option to "opt-out" of having said dollar pinched?

[forebubba]

Check your water bill
District rounds up the gallons used. Say you used 3600 irrigation gallons,
Your amount paid will be that of 4000 gallons.
0 to 7000 gallons is $2.38/1000
7001 to 14000 gallons is $3.99
14001 and up is $5.52/1000
If you use 15600 gallons you bill will be 16 x $5.52 = $88.32

[Vermilion Villager]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Yes, all $9 of it.

(that's a rounding error on a normal tax return)

Yes....but what you may or may not not realize is SECO also gets to deduct this amount on THEIR taxes. I know nine dollars for an individual account doesn't amount to a lot but just think how many hundreds of thousands of accounts SECO has, and are getting the tax benefit of all those charitable contributions.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by forebubba

Check your water bill
District rounds up the gallons used. Say you used 3600 irrigation gallons,
Your amount paid will be that of 4000 gallons.
0 to 7000 gallons is $2.38/1000
7001 to 14000 gallons is $3.99
14001 and up is $5.52/1000
If you use 15600 gallons you bill will be 16 x $5.52 = $88.32

Not on my water bill. ( $15.90 / 6,570 ) * 1,000 = $2.42 per 1,000 gal, just as it says at the bottom of my bill.

Care to provide some actual numbers from your bill?

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Vermilion Villager

Yes....but what you may or may not not realize is SECO also gets to deduct this amount on THEIR taxes. I know nine dollars for an individual account doesn't amount to a lot but just think how many hundreds of thousands of accounts SECO has, and are getting the tax benefit of all those charitable contributions.

I don't think the IRS works that way.

AND EVEN IF IT DID, WHAT DO I CARE as long as I get to deduct my charitable giving (all $6 of it) and I feel it was used for a good purpose?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by forebubba

Check your water bill
District rounds up the gallons used. Say you used 3600 irrigation gallons,
Your amount paid will be that of 4000 gallons.
0 to 7000 gallons is $2.38/1000
7001 to 14000 gallons is $3.99
14001 and up is $5.52/1000
If you use 15600 gallons you bill will be 16 x $5.52 = $88.32

Not true on my bill.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

You gave your permission by not opting-out
That is how foundations work.
You get the deduction (don't spend the $1.50 all in one place)
They did ask your permission
I believe assistance for low-income customers was one of the purposes of the foundation.

I see it a little differently. "Opting in" would be you giving permission. But, in this case, SECO has decided to take your money without permission, and giving you the right to keep your money by "opting out". Apples and oranges.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I see it a little differently. "Opting in" would be you giving permission. But, in this case, SECO has decided to take your money without permission, and giving you the right to keep your money by "opting out". Apples and oranges.

If they asked if we wanted to opt in would say ok but do not like the fact that we had to take action to opt out. We direct charity as we see fit not as Seco sees fit.

[Keefelane66]

This is just about the same as a thread a while back regarding restaurants rounding your bill up and not providing change. Fortunately we have the ability to opt out with SECO.

[skyking]

OMG! This could be up to 99 cents in some months.

[Golfer222]

Originally Posted by skyking

OMG! This could be up to 99 cents in some months.

Again for the umpteenth time, it is NOT about the amount of money

[JGibson]

My mother is 90 and blind so she can't read bills and just has the money taken out of the bank.
She can hear on the bank phone how much SECO took out just to make sure it's not some off the wall deduction.

So now SECO is discriminating against disabled people who can't see statements and yet another reason to make it opt in.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by JGibson

My mother is 90 and blind so she can't read bills and just has the money taken out of the bank.
She can hear on the bank phone how much SECO took out just to make sure it's not some off the wall deduction.

So now SECO is discriminating against disabled people who can't see statements and yet another reason to make it opt in.

The amount may not be off the wall but how does she know it is correct? How does she know there aren't additional charges or if she is receiving any refunds that she is owed?

It seems someone is doing her a disservice if they just allow her bills to automatically be paid without confirming the accuracy of the bill. Perhaps the person who should be checking the accuracy of her bills *before* they are paid should have alerted her to this as well.