This episode focuses on the prevalence of junk (hidden) fees and its impact on America and on our family budgets. Whether hidden fees in airlines, concert tickets, rental fees, food delivery, health care or automotive services, they add up to $65 Billion per year in hidden fees on Americans each year. This episode explores the nature of the problem and some real world things you can do about it.
Morgan Carroll is the author of Take Back Your Government: A Citizens Guide to Grassroots Change. She is the former President of the Colorado Senate and served in the legislature for 12 years. She is Special Counsel at the lawfirm of Burg Simpson focusing on consumer rights and litigation. Morgan has conducted hundreds of trainings on how to be a citizen lobbyist with a focus on the power everyday people have to make positive change in law and policy.
