ProPublica
Cory Doctorow
Tim Chambers
ProPublica and 2 others boosted

Many of the same Republican lawmakers who have targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cuts have collectively directed thousands of constituents’ complaints about banks, credit cards, loans and other products to the agency.

https://www.propublica.org/article/cfpb-budget-cuts-gop-darrell-issa-john-cornyn?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#GOP#Consumer#PersonalFinance#USPolitics#Government

Many of the same Republican lawmakers who have targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cuts have collectively directed thousands of constituents’ complaints about banks, credit cards, loans and other products to the agency.

https://www.propublica.org/article/cfpb-budget-cuts-gop-darrell-issa-john-cornyn?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#GOP#Consumer#PersonalFinance#USPolitics#Government

More than a dozen borrowers told the Tennessee Lookout and ProPublica that Advance Financial encouraged them to borrow more money after making minimum payments.

The lender went on to sue them once they couldn’t pay back the loan.
https://www.propublica.org/article/flex-lenders-reborrow?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Tennessee#PersonalFinance#Debt#Poverty#Law

Moments after #Trump’s #tariffs kicked in, #China’s Ministry of #Finance said that it was imposing tariffs of as much as 15 % on a wide range of #food imports from the #UnitedStates.

The finance ministry imposed 15% tariffs on imports of chicken, wheat, corn & cotton from the US & 10% tariffs on imports of “sorghum, soybeans, pork, beef, aquatic products, fruits, vegetables, & dairy products.”

#economy #prices #consumers#PersonalFinance#TrumpTariffs #idiocracy#USpol #law#Canada#Mexico

#Trump’s #tariffs target countries that are major suppliers of a wide range of goods to the #UnitedStates.

For American families, the likely result is higher #prices nearly everywhere they turn — in grocery aisles, at car dealerships, at electronics stores & at the pump.

#economy #prices #consumers#PersonalFinance#TrumpTariffs #idiocracy#USpol #law#Canada#Mexico#China
https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-tariffs-prices-consumers.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=B62F2EB0-707F-4418-8A92-3ADDA21FC8D0

…by altering the terms of #trade between the #UnitedStates & its largest economic partners, the #tariffs will probably rattle #SupplyChains, strain some of the country’s most important diplomatic relationships & add significant #costs for American #consumers & manufacturers.

#Canada, #Mexico & #China are the 3 largest trading partners of the US, accounting for >40% of both US imports & exports last year.

#economy #prices#PersonalFinance#TrumpTariffs #idiocracy#USpol #law

Moments after #Trump’s #tariffs kicked in, #China’s Ministry of #Finance said that it was imposing tariffs of as much as 15 % on a wide range of #food imports from the #UnitedStates.

The finance ministry imposed 15% tariffs on imports of chicken, wheat, corn & cotton from the US & 10% tariffs on imports of “sorghum, soybeans, pork, beef, aquatic products, fruits, vegetables, & dairy products.”

#economy #prices #consumers#PersonalFinance#TrumpTariffs #idiocracy#USpol #law#Canada#Mexico

Sweeping #tariffs on imports from #Canada, #Mexico & #China went into effect just after midnight Tues, raising #US tariffs to levels not seen in decades & rattling foreign govts & businesses that depend on international #trade.

As of 12:01AM Tues, the #Trump admin added a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada & Mexico. The admin also added another 10% tariff on all imports from China. That comes on top of a 10% tariff on Chinese goods put into effect just one month ago….
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/business/economy/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-china.html?smid=url-share

…by altering the terms of #trade between the #UnitedStates & its largest economic partners, the #tariffs will probably rattle #SupplyChains, strain some of the country’s most important diplomatic relationships & add significant #costs for American #consumers & manufacturers.

#Canada, #Mexico & #China are the 3 largest trading partners of the US, accounting for >40% of both US imports & exports last year.

#economy #prices#PersonalFinance#TrumpTariffs #idiocracy#USpol #law