Everyone has been secretly doing this while on the job — and spending mega money

If you find yourself shopping more than slacking, you’re not alone. According to researchers, remote employees are responsible for billions of dollars in online sales, whether it’s adding new clothes to a shopping cart or browsing household essentials. All done from the comfort of your home without anyone breathing down your neck. “It’s kind of […]
New York City school spending has gone insane

New York City is spending billions more on public schools despite enrollment declines, a staggering $39,304 per student in 2025, new Citizens Budget Commission report says The book points out. Enrollment in Department of Education schools fell by about a tenth from fiscal year 2020 to fiscal year 2023, when DOE costs per student exceeded […]
Regulation, Spending Helped Create Inflationary Environment

On Friday’s broadcast of FOX News Channel’s “America Report,” Dr. Mohamed El-Erian, an economist, president of Queen’s College, Allianz chief economic advisor, and former chairman of the Obama World Development Council, said that getting it ” “It will be very difficult,” he said. Reducing inflation from current rates to the 2% target will require trade-offs. […]
McConnell, Collins on collision course with Democrats over spending parity

Senate Republicans are on the verge of clashing with Democrats who insist that non-defense spending programs be treated the same as defense programs. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said he would not accept Democrats’ request to give non-defense programs the same increase ($1 in increments) as defense programs, saying they have higher priorities. […]
Interest costs on the national debt just surpassed spending on defense, Medicare

Brenda O’Connor Juanas, SVP of UBS Wealth Management, and John Wronski, Founder of Wronski Group, discuss earnings season and provide market outlook for 2024 on Morning with Maria. interest payments Rising national debt It just exceeds spending on defense and Medicare, worrying policy experts who warn that this could undermine the stability of the U.S. […]
Republican Senators blast ‘lawless’ Biden admin over COVID spending: ‘Time to stop’

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JESSE WATTERS: Biden has a list of debate demands longer than a spending bill

Jesse Watters spoke on Wednesday’s “Jesse Watters Prime Time” about how President Biden was suddenly “ready” to take the debate stage with former President Trump. Jesse Waters: Folks, we have a discussion. Suddenly, out of the blue, Joe Biden says he’s ready to fight Trump. “I hear you’re free on Wednesday.” Oh. A day when […]
Citi Upgrades Premier Card As Travel Spending Takes Off – PYMNTS.com

city is enhancing its Premier Credit Card to offer travelers new benefits and protections. major bank’s Strata Premier CardAnnounced on Monday (May 13), it offers increased benefits and more opportunities to earn benefits, and comes as travel spending soars across age and income brackets. “We heard from cardholders that they wanted rewards on travel as […]
Former Utica Mayor Admits To Spending Nearly All Of Nonprofit’s Scholarship Donations On Himself

A former mayor of Utica in upstate New York admitted Friday to spending nearly all of the scholarship donations raised in memory of his late wife on himself, federal prosecutors said. Louis LaPolla, 78, pled guilty in a federal court in Syracuse to “mail fraud for soliciting and then stealing donations intended for a scholarship […]
Biden’s Chief Econ Advisor Struggles To Explain Theory Underpinning ‘Bidenomics,’ Mass Spending

Editors’ Note: At Prickly Pear, we noted the influence of Modern Monetary Theory early on. It is dangerous, it is foolish, it is very inflationary. Worse than not knowing how to explain it is the adoption of these policies in Bidenonmics. The government either crowds out private borrowers by excessive borrowing, or it pays for […]