On Monday, I posted a note about the increase in the bankruptcy filing fee from $155 to $200. The increase was supposed to pay for 28 new bankruptcy judges (at a 5-year cost of $25 million) but the government now estimates that the increase will raise an additional $125 million over the next five years. In other words, we have a new tax just for people who are broke.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1257629