I looked at the article and they state that the fee is less than 10% 

I also followed the btc link at the bottom of the article and found this which is part of a series of such writings by this idiot who works for one of the worst "newspapers" around.  I din't bother looking at the several other columns written by him saying similar things.

http://nypost.com/2014/08/03/dear-john-i-wont-budge-on-bit-cons/


"Bitcoins are nothing more than digital dung unless everyone believes. And, like it or not, I don’t. This is the latest scam to separate people from their hard-earned money."