Take a look at your next utility bill — not just the charges but the endless text explaining the minutiae of the calculations. Still confused?

There's a reason — and the government is the biggest part of the problem, says David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author of The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use "Plain English" to Rob You Blind.
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