Gen Z are scaling back on eating out because they have ‘menu anxiety:’ They’re too scared to talk to waiters and inflation-bloated bills freak them out

via newsbreak: If you invite Gen Z out to a meal, don’t expect them to turn up if they haven’t seen the menu. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Which for many means socializing with friends and family, often heading out for a meal to mark the festivities. The only problem is, around …

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EV Owners Waking up to the Nightmare of Massive Repair Bills

via PJMEDIA “Sticker shock” has taken on a whole new meaning when new electric vehicle owners get their first repair bill following a simple fender bender. The Wall Street Journal reports that a San Francisco resident got in a minor accident with his electric truck. He thought that repairs would be “a couple-thousand-dollar bill from the repair …

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Report: 28 States (Mostly Blue) Can’t Afford to Pay Their Bills

via headlineusa:  In fiscal 2022, 28 states didn’t have enough revenue to pay all of their bills, according to the 14th annual Financial State of the States report, published by the Chicago-based nonprofit Truth in Accounting. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the fiscal health of all 50 states based on the latest available data from states’ …

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Microsoft $MSFT is now accused of tax evasion and faces a $29 Billion tax bill from the IRS. This is one of the largest tax bills ever issued by the IRS.

by TonyLiberty Microsoft is now accused of tax evasion and faces a $29 Billion tax bill from the IRS. This is one of the largest tax bills ever issued by the IRS. In particular, the IRS took issue with how the company “allocated profits … among countries and jurisdictions.” This suggests that the IRS believes …

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House narrowly passes 3 spending bills days before government shutdown

1. The Pentagon bill, absent Ukraine aid, cleared the lower chamber in a 218-210 vote, with two Republicans – Reps. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) and Ken Buck (R-Colo.) – opposing it, and two Democrats – Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wa.) – joining Republicans to pass it. 2. A stand-alone bill providing $300 million in …

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California Passes Four Controversial Bills Allowing Private Conversations with Children, Bypassing Parental Notification

This Is HORRIFYING CALIFORNIA “In the last 24 hours, the California legislature has passed not one, not two, but four bills that are designed to remove children from their homes and into government systems where adults can have private conversations with them. And everyone, and I mean everyone from the school bus driver to the …

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‘Hunter Biden paid his father’s phone bills, house repairs, and monthly expenses and told his daughter that he “paid for everything for this entire family for 30 years… ‘

‘.@RepRoKhanna misleadingly claims, “There is not a single shred of evidence that a single payment went to President Biden.” Hunter Biden paid his father’s phone bills, house repairs, and monthly expenses and told his daughter that he “paid for everything for this entire family for 30 years… But don’t worry unlike Pop I won’t make …

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Energy bills to remain ‘volatile’ for some time, warns Ofgem boss as seven million Brits face paying MORE this winter with most vulnerable put in desperate situation of choosing between ‘heating or living’

Energy bills for Britons will remain ‘volatile for some time to come’, regulator Ofgem warned today as it confirmed the price cap will fall after wholesale costs dropped. The cap will drop from an average of £2,074 per year to £1,923, but campaigners said bills remained unaffordable amid calls for an ‘urgent reboot’ of the …

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Government shutdown on Oct 2nd may cause bank runs, with unforeseen consequences if 12 appropriations bills aren’t passed.

A government shutdown on Oct 2nd could trigger a series of bank runs as furloughed government employees + regular customers pull deposits to pay bills. These banks are already pushed to the brink. A failure to pass the 12 appropriations bills will have "unforeseen" consequences. https://t.co/gGJD4yrHah — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) August 22, 2023 BREAKING: S&P downgrades …

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Australian government whistleblower reveals a renewable energy scam, saying that coal-fired wind turbines are uneconomical and warns of soaring electricity bills.

Australian government whistleblower blows the lid off the renewable energy scam. "[Wind turbines need] coal fired power in order to turn… So there's absolutely nothing about them that works, apart from reaming [$600,000 – $900,000, per turbine] out of the Australian economy,… pic.twitter.com/OnUNnPRKxc — Wide Awake Media (@wideawake_media) July 26, 2023

Car insurance rates hit highest levels in 30 years due to more accidents, higher repair costs, bigger medical bills and increased litigation

via naturalnews: Rates of car insurance have hit highest levels in the past 30 years as cost of claims soared since the pandemic, due to more accidents, higher repair costs, bigger medical bills and increased litigation.   The Wall Street Journal reported that many insurers have experienced significant losses over the last few years, which only means that premiums will continue to rise. …

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Yellen the Felon calls consumers binging on credit evidence of a “strong economy.” What happens when tapped-out Murican debt donkeys start defaulting on their soaring credit card bills?

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/oxH5lDpA4H — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) June 8, 2023 US credit card delinquency rates are currently at "normal" 2019 levels but there are some ominous signs for the consumer credit market. Are we going to see a "newly prime" lending crisis this time? pic.twitter.com/i2xDXpNY3Y — Boaz (@sobradob) June 1, 2023 Credit Card Debt Keep Surging …

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The US debt must be refinanced at 5% interest rates in less than two years, up from 0% just 15 months ago. Treasury Department auctions $15 billion worth of one-day cash management bills.

The US will need to refinance almost half of its national debt in less than 2 years. Let's not forget that interest rates were at 0% just 15 months ago. Wait until these debt instruments need to be rolled over at 5% rates. One thing is true: None of us own enough hard… pic.twitter.com/qR7HVVBV1e — …

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