Health-care costs hit a post-pandemic high. These moves during open enrollment can help – CNBC
Approximately 165 million Americans have health insurance through their jobs, but most of them are reluctant to consider what their employer offers as a benefit and how much it costs. I don't spend a lot of time on that. In fact, employees spent only about 45 minutes per yearOn average, people decide which benefits option […]
Andre Cronje critiques appchains: High costs and liquidity challenges – Cointelegraph
Andre Cronje, co-founder of Sonic Labs, criticizes Layer 2 (L2) app chains, arguing that they are impractical for builders. In a post by X on October 13th, Cronje raised Concerns about high infrastructure costs, fragmented liquidity, and lack of support for developers. He suggested that these challenges are hindering widespread adoption of app chains. AppChain […]
DAVID BLACKMON: Dire Energy Costs Of A Kamala Harris Presidency
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, appeared on The View this week and raised a huge issue for herself. Asked by the very friendly host Sunny Hostin what she would have done differently than President Joe Biden, Harris surprisingly replied, “I can't think of anything.” Really? Is there nothing? Don't have one? This […]
Catering to Non-English Speaking Kids Sends Education Costs Skyrocketing
Education budgets for small American towns and states are soaring as the Biden-Harris administration diverts large numbers of immigrant children to American elementary schools. As these immigrants flood public schools, officials are devoting more money to children who speak more than a dozen languages and who received little education in their home countries before coming […]
BOBBY JINDAL AND CHARLIE KATEBI: Dems, GOP Must Unite In Cracking Down On Middlemen Who Cause Drug Costs To Skyrocket
For the past several years, lawmakers, health care professionals, and patient advocacy groups have argued that companies known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are driving up the cost of prescription drugs. Now, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is filing a lawsuit The largest PBM said to have increased insulin costs for diabetics. These intermediaries control […]
NYC pursuing thousands of hotel rooms to house migrants amid multibillion-dollar costs: report
New York City reportedly wants to secure 14,000 hotel rooms to house migrants until next year as it continues to spend billions of dollars in the aftermath of the border crisis as a sanctuary city. new york post Despite a significant drop in migrant encounters at the southern border, the city continues to use hotels […]
Colleges inflated tuition costs for students of divorced parents
Dozens of elite universities, including Harvard University, Columbia University and New York University, are suspected of colluding in a price-fixing scheme to raise tuition costs for students with divorced or separated parents, according to a federal lawsuit. A proposed class action lawsuit filed by Boston University students and Cornell University alumni targets the nonprofit College […]
What it really costs to live comfortably in America’s 50 biggest cities: report
a List published by GOBankingRates This is going viral because it shows how much it will cost to live in America's 50 largest cities in the 2024 economy. The list was compiled by measuring data from the U.S. Census, Zillow, BestPlaces, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine that a “comfortable living” requires no […]
Mass Immigration Drives Up Housing Costs
During Tuesday evening's vice presidential debate, CBS News host Margaret Brennan seemed unaware of the growing body of research showing that large numbers of immigrants tend to raise housing costs and rents. It was. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) promised to provide evidence after the debate. “Senator…I would like to be clear. There are many factors […]
ABC News hit with 75 layoffs as corporate parent Disney slashes costs
ABC News and its group of local stations were hit with 75 layoffs Wednesday as part of an ongoing restructuring at parent company Disney. ABC News President Armin Karmemedovic broke the news to staff in a memo obtained by the Post, saying the station had to make a “tough decision.” “A limited number of colleagues […]