Bride fires back at bridesmaid complaining over bachelorette party costs, sparking debate on social media
A woman who is getting married in December asked on Reddit whether she was wrong to be frustrated with one of her bridesmaids and her complaints. On the “r/Wedding” subreddit, the user explained that the bridesmaids had been complaining about her bachelorette trip for weeks. “She would have to travel, but I picked a location […]
Norway town campaigns to close Bitcoin mine, electricity costs jump 20% – Cointelegraph
Residents of Hadsel, a Norwegian municipality that pushed for the closure of a local bitcoin mine, are facing higher electricity bills due to reduced revenue for the local power company. “When politicians gaslight Bitcoin, people suffer,” climate tech venture capitalist Daniel Batten said on September 13 at Xinhua News. post In response to the news. […]
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmaker Demands Feds Disclose True Costs Of Biden’s Most Aggressive Climate Policies
Republican Rep. Bob Good of Virginia on Friday called on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to provide information on the actual costs of some of the Biden-Harris administration's most aggressive climate action plans. Goode wrote a letter to CBO Administrator Philip Swagel requesting that the agency study the financial impacts of five federal actions, including […]
Vast Majority of Texans Say Food Costs Rising Faster Than Income
A recent survey found that the majority of Texans say food costs are rising faster than their incomes, and nearly half say they have been forced to cut back on their purchases of protein and fresh produce. No Kid Hungry, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit run by the organization Share Our Strength, released the grim findings: […]
‘Mysterious’: Shelter Costs Continue To Surge Under Biden-Harris Administration
Home prices surged in August despite an overall decline in inflation, according to the latest data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Wednesday. Housing costs rose 5.2% year-over-year in August and 0.5% on a monthly basis, accounting for more than 70% of total inflation and accelerating from July's annual housing inflation rate […]
Schumer lists rail safety, lowering insulin costs as top priorities for rest of 2024
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., circulated a letter to senators Sunday afternoon warning them of the looming Sept. 30 government funding deadline and highlighting that rail safety legislation and proposals to lower insulin and prescription drug costs are his top remaining priorities for 2024. Schumer also said his priority over the next four months […]
New cap on Medicare prescription drug costs to benefit 3 million next year – KOMO News
Seattle — At a time when many costs are rising, millions of Americans could soon see big savings on a key expense. “Previously, people who had a Medicare prescription drug plan had no limit on the amount they had to pay out of pocket each year,” said Lee Purvis, director of prescription drug policy for […]
DAVID BLACKMON: High Energy Costs Are A Feature — Not a Glitch — Of The Forced Energy Transition
One enduring aspect that is too often ignored in the globalists’ decadent attempts to deliver a debt-subsidised energy transition is that the rising costs of energy in all its forms are a feature, not a flaw, of the overall plan. From the perspective of the authoritarian central planners behind this project, constantly rising energy costs […]
Health care ‘shrinkflation’ hitting Americans with higher costs, longer wait times
Americans are suffering from health care “shrinkflation,” including longer wait times and shorter doctor visits, even as they pay more for care, Axios reported on Tuesday. “The United States spends more on health care than almost any other country, yet patients are getting less and less in return and enduring longer wait times with less […]
Intel CEO to pitch board on plans to shed assets, cut costs, source says
Intel Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger and key executives plan to present a plan to the company's board later this month to cut nonessential businesses and restructure capital spending in an effort to revive the chipmaker's once-dominant position, according to people familiar with the matter. The plan also includes ideas about how to cut overall […]