With the rapid economic development of the mainland, people's living standards have been continuously improved, and their consumption capacity has gradually increased. However, at the same time, more and more people find themselves living surrounded by a variety of charging items.
The mainland government has implemented a policy of paid use of some public resources, which has promoted the increase in the number of charging items to a certain extent. The government obtains fiscal revenue through the sale of the right to use public resources, such as land and minerals, which is used for various national construction. However, while meeting the government's financial needs, such an approach can also lead to an unfair distribution of resources and a widening gap between the rich and the poor. In addition, the government's insufficient investment in infrastructure construction and people's livelihood has made it inconvenient for people to enjoy public resources, and they are forced to accept various charging items.
The gradual improvement of the mainland's market economic system has made the competition among enterprises more and more intense. In order to maximize profits, companies are looking into the pockets of consumers and setting various fees to increase profits. For example, some Internet companies have increased the cost of users in disguised form by introducing membership systems and value-added services. In addition, some monopolies have exploited consumers through their control of key resources or links, further aggravating the burden on ordinary people's lives.
Mainland laws and regulations are not perfect in protecting the rights and interests of consumers, resulting in a lack of basis for consumers to protect their rights when faced with charging items. Although the mainland has made some achievements in the protection of consumer rights and interests in recent years, there are still many laws and regulations that need to be improved urgently. This makes some unscrupulous enterprises have time to exploit and take advantage of consumers' ignorance or helplessness to set up various unreasonable charging items.
The change of consumers' own consumption concept also provides soil for the breeding of charging items. In today's abundant material life, many consumers pursue a higher quality of life and are willing to pay for some value-added services or personalized needs. This change in consumption concept has made some companies see business opportunities and have launched various charging projects. However, this phenomenon of overconsumption has also caused some consumers to fall into a consumption trap and increase the burden of life.