And some people just savor the ritual and perceived control of paying bills with pen and checkbook in hand.
Most are concerned with the security of their personal information and the perceived loss of control of paying their bills online, according to a survey of 1,000 Internet users who do not currently bank online.
The most significant factor explaining the shift in costs from doctors to patients is patients' having lost control of paying doctors.
To gain control of pay rates, it is essential to increase the supply of qualified workers.
Minder says the massive sums demonstrate that company boards have lost control of pay and prefer to fork out "astronomical" salaries rather than pay dividends to shareholders.
Mr Murdoch won anyway, said the Sydney Morning Herald: "News Ltd gained what it set out to achieve - control of pay-TV rights.
Rupert Murdoch's media group News Corporation bowed to pressure from the public and parliament on Wednesday and withdrew its bid to take full control of pay-TV company BSkyB.
The language about public service may be softer than under David Cameron but the implications for civil and other public servants are as dark as ever: numbers will go on declining amid tight control of pay.
Canal Satelite's exclusive control of pay-per-view soccer rights for the next two years was seen as one of the main reasons Telefonica would seek a merger of the platforms.
The producer prices index, a guide to the costs paid by manufacturers and the price of goods leaving factory gates, shows that the drop in fuel and raw material costs together with tight control of pay is allowing firms to cut tariff prices.
