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WallStreetApes drops the QR code crackdown clip… Medium drink costs them twenty cents but they markup over a thousand percent… Yet thieves buy small fill giant cups or sneak extras… This ends the classic free refill perk everyone took for granted… Low trust society means businesses treat all customers like crooks… High trust America dies …
Millions of Americans depend on daily medication to function, to work, to stay alive. Blood pressure pills. Antidepressants. Insulin. Thyroid tablets. Inhalers. Medications for epilepsy, anxiety, heart conditions, diabetes. Take a guess how many people in the U.S. are prescribed drugs long-term. Over 131 million. That’s more than half the population. And in a crisis, …
Empty cups and empty hearts. McDonald’s customers are bidding a bitter farewell to free drink refills, one of the latest casualties from the brand already facing an identity crisis over extreme prices. A recent customer in Pittsburgh told Marketplace.org that their local location began charging patrons for drink re-ups, something once a given for free …
The Biden Administration announced intent to refill reserves almost a year ago. A target price of $67-$72 per barrel of crude oil was established. Currently, we are almost 20% above that level. A major issue. Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) August 5, 2023