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When Derrick Johnson visits the ATM in his Florida town to tap
his jobless benefits, he regularly pays fees to the companies
that administer the state's unemployment program. That sort of
agreement has become commonplace in many states.  But when
Johnson uses his card, the state of Florida also takes a piece
of the action. Under the terms of the deal between benefit
administrators Affiliated Computer Services and Wells Fargo
bank, Florida collects a small share of the unemployment
benefits paid out in that state. In the 11 months since Florida
entered into the agreement, ACS charged unemployed people in
Florida like Johnson nearly $1.12 million in fees, and shared
about $12,000 with Florida.  The agreement between Florida and
ACS marks what some consumer advocates say is the latest abusive
practice financially battering the unemployed. Banks and other
companies have turned the work of