My cable company's extortion attempts always fail

Every year around this time my cable provider sends me a letter that’s tantamount to fraud. This letter I receive is, for all intents and purposes, an extortion letter wherein a faceless media titan threatens to hornswoggle me out of a few hard-earned bucks. I know a good bamboozling when I see one, but I prefer to be the bamboozler and not the bamboozlee.

Every December, the promotional period with my cable provider comes up and right along with it so does my monthly rates. My cable company always sends me a letter in advance that notifies me, but it’s so intimidating and reads more like a ra...