United Airlines accused of price gouging as Floridians flee Hurricane Milton
United Airlines was accused of gouging prices for flights from airports along Florida's west coast as locals and tourists evacuated from Hurricane Milton before the massive storm made landfall Wednesday. An X user named Jeremy posted a screenshot on Monday showing prices for a one-way flight on United Airlines from Tampa to St. Louis, scheduled […]
Must ‘Live in a World of Facts’, Inflation’s Down, There’s Gouging
On Friday's “CNN News Central,” Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su said that she is endorsing former President Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential candidate, over his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. I answered people who said it was because they didn't trust the economy. “We have to live in a world of facts. If […]
Harris Dodges on Difference Between ‘Price Gouging’ Plan, Price Controls
“I will never apologize for going after companies and corporations that exploit the desperation of the American people,” Vice President Kamala Harris, a 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, said in an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday when asked how she would implement a plan to ban “price gouging” without price controls. asked Stephanie Ruhle, MSNBC host […]
Newsom Goes to War Against Oil and Gas Industry: ‘They’ve Been Gouging’
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Governor Gavin Newsom (D) traveled to Baldwin Hills to sign a bill regulating oil and natural gas facilities, removing the pumpjacks behind them and bringing an end to a century of oil and industry's role in the area. AB2716 Closing the oil facilities in Baldwin Hills, which predates the residential development […]
‘Tough to Define’ ‘Price Gouging’ She Wants to Ban
On Wednesday's “NewsNation Now” broadcast, Lindy Lee, a representative for Harris Waltz and a member of the National Finance Committee, acknowledged that it's hard to actually define the “price gouging” that Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to ban. “I think you remember four years ago, you couldn't get toilet paper. […]
JCN Rips Kamala Harris for Claiming Grocers Are ‘Price Gouging’
The Job Creators Network (JCN) on Wednesday slammed Vice President Kamala Harris (Democrat) and President Joe Biden (Democrat) for claiming that supermarkets and food manufacturers are “price gouging.” Americans Feeling Rising food prices at the grocery store hurt, but JCN explains the real cause of rising costs, asking: “Are food retailers really inflating prices, or […]
Criticism of Harris’ ‘Gouging’ Plan ‘Rather Persuasive’, She Needs More Details on That and Other Issues
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” The Washington Post MSNBC executive editor and host Jonathan Capehart said 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris’ rebuttal to the “price gouging” proposal is “pretty compelling” and that Harris needs to provide details about that plan and “other parts of her economic platform.” “It made sense for her to […]
Casey’s ‘Gouging’ Bill Is ‘Kind of Thing’ Venezuela, Soviets Tried
On Friday’s “CNN News Central,” CNN economic and political commentator The Washington Post Discussing various “price gouging” proposals, columnist and PBS NewsHour special correspondent Catherine Rampell called the bill from Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) “particularly egregious,” noting that “this kind of thing has been tried before in many countries, including Venezuela, […]
Harris Backed Off Her Own Campaign’s Rhetoric on ‘Gouging’
On Friday’s CNN International broadcast of “First Move,” CNN economic and political commentator The Washington Post Columnist and PBS NewsHour special correspondent Katherine Rampell said 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic policy speech differed from materials her campaign released about her “price gouging” proposals. “It’s interesting that she seemed to tone down […]
JAMES PINKERTON: Harris’ Price Gouging Plan Could Be Campaign Stunt, Or A Slide Toward Venezuelan-Style Socialism
The best thing that can be said about Vice President Kamala Harris’ price gouging is Plan The problem is that it may just be a campaign ploy. After all, the Biden-Harris administration has presided over high inflation, so it may be time for Harris to take the reins. something About the high price. So this […]