Complicated pricing models that obscure the true cost of a product with junk fees add up for consumers. The consumerfinance.gov will continue to take action to protect the creep of junk fees into the market and consumers’ wallets.

Walmart taking up more shelf space w/ its own private label - competition🔽, grocery prices🔼:

'Bettergoods will join Walmart’s existing collection of private brands...which includes Great Value-the country’s largest private grocery brand by revenue.'cnbc.com/2024/04/30/wal…

The pandemic was 'a once in a century opportunity' for corporations to gouge consumers in ways that 'were once unthinkable.'

Bilal Baydoun of @groundwork joins us to discuss some of the devious ways corporations steal from us.

Tonight at 5pm EST on Free Speech TV

Companies operating in a low-tax environment are more inclined to raise prices so they can keep more of the winnings.

Groundwork's Director of Policy and Research, Bilal spoke to this on @WHBY's Ben Cominos on Outside the Box — LISTEN: whby.com/2024/04/23/jun…

This and other policy coming out of the Administration reflects how deliberately they are trying to shift the balance of power towards workers and away from big business. That should be the dominant governing paradigm for the whole Democratic party. thehill.com/business/46154…

Huge change—Airlines operating in the U.S. will soon have to AUTOMATICALLY REFUND you when your flight is cancelled or delayed (3 hours domestic, 6 hours into’l) or bag is lost. Refunds within 7 business days. The new Biden DOT rule starts in 6 months.

Its economic liberty week!

- UAW victory in Chattanooga
- new DOL overtime rule
- a full ban on noncompetes

Worker power on the rise in America.

banning non-competes, expanding overtime protections, cracking down on junk fees...you love to see it ⚡️

This is a great day for workers. The Biden Admin is on the side of working people.

I’ve been told that threads is now a thing. Find me at rakeen.mabud!

What a moving day -- the FTC is banning non-competes for *all* workers, including this hair stylist, who had the freedom to make career choices for herself and her family stripped away from her.

Government at work to ensure the economic well-being of working people.

In final rule, FTC bans non-compete clauses for *all* workers!

Junk fees and Algorithmic pricing have been taking advantage of American consumers to the tune of 100s of millions of dollars.

Bilal from Groundwork Collaborative joined me to talk about what we can do to address these unfair practices

whby.com/2024/04/23/jun…

Financial markets left to their own devices do not make economies and those who live in them free, despite what Milton Friedman said. Lots of data over 40 years shows we’re actually worse off. We need a new way to think about markets, economic policy and what we want our society

Thank you, Suzanne Lynch of POLITICO, for talking to me about a wealth tax politico.com/newsletters/gl…

Why the vibecession is not a thing. It’s not vibes. It’s the high prices of essentials like food and housing that upset many Americans and undermines trust in the government.

Michael Powell on the politics and economics of inflation.

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Republicans: objectively pro-junk fee prospect.org/politics/2024-…

New freakanomics chapter just dropped. Why Walmart is just like your drug dealer. The economics of scaleflation.

Pro tip, meal prepping is a great way to ensure that you always have food that is cold, a little old, and not what you’re in the mood for

This is a very cool looking job! If I had a clone, I'd encourage her to apply.

But hoping someone here will be interested in it and then we can collaborate.