Because you may be buying gas with water in it, and expensive repairs. Two other states don’t test gasoline quality, either: Alaska and Nebraska. Aren’t you glad you live in Washington, a state with strong consumer protection laws? (Read story here and watch video below.) Return to The-A[...]
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Biden caps bank overdraft fees at $5.00
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new banking rule on Thursday, December 12, 2024, that caps bank overdraft fees at $5.00 beginning October 1, 2025. It may not last long. Huffington Post says (here) the new regulation “faces an uncertain future under President-elect Dona[...]
December 12th, 2024 - 5:07 pm § in Business, Law and Courts
Is this a threat or not?
A Florida woman whose insurance claim was denied called the company and said, ““Delay, deny, depose. You people are next.” The company called the FBI, who referred the case to local police, who went to her home and arrested her. She’s charged with threatening a mass shooting. Will cr[...]
What Musk will get for investing $250 million in Trump’s election
Elon Musk spent over $250 million to elect Trump in 2024. It’s an investment, not a donation. He’ll get that back many times over from tax breaks and government contracts. He’ll also get priceless influence over government policy, and an end to half a dozen investigations of his co[...]
How enforcing antitrust laws might change under Trump
When a Republican president replaces a Democratic president, you expect a drastic shift in how America’s antitrust laws are enforced. Specifically, you expect Republicans to be more lax about enforcing them. America’s stable of antitrust laws sprang from the monopolistic abuses of the la[...]
The influence of money in politics
Elon Musk spent $130 million to help elect Trump, and Tesla stock jumped the day after Trump won, making Elon $25 billion richer on paper. That’s according to Barrons, a weekly investing magazine, which reported those numbers in its November 11, 2024, print edition at page 15. Stock gains asid[...]
If the Supreme Court legalizes anti-gay discrimination, it should require warning labels
lesbian couple spent a month on Instagram arranging catering for their planned January 2025 wedding. Then, when the couple met with the restaurant owner in person, she sprung Lucy-with-the-football on them, and told them, “I’m really sorry we’re not going to be able to cater your wedding” [...]
October 30th, 2024 - 8:04 pm § in Business
When employers play dirty
Earlier this year, CBS News reported (here) that a survey indicates 40% of companies post fake jobs, often even conducting fake interviews, and 70% of hiring managers believe the practice is morally acceptable. Why do they do it? After all it costs time, effort, and money to list a job and interview[...]
How food makers deceive health conscious shoppers
What they want you to see when you’re shopping: 90 calories and 650 mg of sodium per serving. What they don’t want you to notice: “About 2.5 servings per container”. Who carefully measures 40% of the contents of a soup can into a saucepan or microwave dish? Nobody. If you eat[...]