I gave my stimulus check to the County of San Diego because they are collecting twice the fees for a house 1/3 the size of the one I built two years ago. They are doing this because permits are down and therefor revenues too. Housing prices are falling so the they have less business which allows them justification to raise fees and create a bunch of new ones? Could any private business charge more because they have less traffic. Hey buddy, business is slow so that sandwich is $18 now and you have to buy this bag of chips for $5 or skip eating for a week.