“ #Iran sits along the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of the world’s #oil supply passes,” Vaez posted. “Even limited disruption could spike #energy #prices, fuel #inflation, & rattle global markets.”

#US #Israel #war #Trump #warmonger #CostOfLiving #affordability #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast

In addition to the risk of wider #war & the human toll [which #Republicans don’t seem to care about], attacks on #Iran will increase #energy #prices.

He also stressed that the war could lead to higher energy costs, which would undercut one of Trump’s domestic [false] political messages that #gasoline prices have been lower since his return to power.

#US #Israel #Trump #oil #inflation #CostOfLiving #affordability #warmonger #RegimeChange #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast

New #Trump #ACA Plans Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000

The Trump admin is proposing #Obamacare plans that it says will lower #HealthInsurance premiums. But critics warn they will make #healthcare unaffordable.

#Republicans #Congress #law #policy #insurance #AffordableCareAct #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #affordability #CostOfLiving #CostOfDying
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/health/obamacare-health-insurance-rollbacks.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

New #Trump #ACA Plans Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000

The Trump admin is proposing #Obamacare plans that it says will lower #HealthInsurance premiums. But critics warn they will make #healthcare unaffordable.

#Republicans #Congress #law #policy #insurance #AffordableCareAct #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #affordability #CostOfLiving #CostOfDying
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/health/obamacare-health-insurance-rollbacks.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Spanberger, 46, is the second #CIA veteran in 2 years chosen to deliver the #Democratic Party’s formal response to Trump. Last year, it was Senator #ElissaSlotkin of #Michigan, a fellow #moderate who also first entered #Congress in 2018 & had also just won a statewide election. While #Slotkin warned last year that #Trump would increase the #CostOfLiving, Spanberger made a broader case that his admin was working against the #WellBeing of the American #people.

#SOTU

But if a company didn’t charge #consumers more, would the government get to keep the now-invalidated tax? It’s an open question, & thousands of companies have filed lawsuits arguing they deserve #refunds. This could take years to litigate.

#law #Trump #SCOTUS #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #tariffs #business #geopolitics

The #Trump #admin is expected to argue in court that companies lack standing to claim a refund if they passed the #tariff #costs to #consumers by charging more — which would be a hell of a thing considering Trump swore up & down that other countries were paying the #tariffs & that consumers wouldn’t be affected.

#law #SCOTUS #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #business #geopolitics

But if a company didn’t charge #consumers more, would the government get to keep the now-invalidated tax? It’s an open question, & thousands of companies have filed lawsuits arguing they deserve #refunds. This could take years to litigate.

#law #Trump #SCOTUS #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #tariffs #business #geopolitics

The #Trump #admin is expected to argue in court that companies lack standing to claim a refund if they passed the #tariff #costs to #consumers by charging more — which would be a hell of a thing considering Trump swore up & down that other countries were paying the #tariffs & that consumers wouldn’t be affected.

#law #SCOTUS #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #business #geopolitics

Under the #law #Trump has now invoked, Section 122 of the #Trade Act of 1974, #tariffs may last only 150 days unless #Congress extends them. And they’re capped at 15%, so Trump cannot raise them again.

Now that #SCOTUS deemed the old tariffs illegal, do the businesses that paid them get their money back?

#law #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #business #geopolitics

#Trump said didn't make sense to him, big surprise.

"I can destroy the trade, I can destroy the country. I'm even allowed to impose a foreign country-destroying embargo. I can embargo. *I can do anything I want*, but I can't charge $1 because that's not what it says," he said.

"How ridiculous is that?"

You are what is ridiculous, idiot.

#law #economy #tariffs #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #geopolitics #SCOTUS

#Trump said that "other alternatives will now be used to replace the ones [ #tariffs] that the court incorrectly rejected."

"We have alternatives," Trump said, "could be more money. We'll take in more money & we'll be a lot stronger for it." — if that were at all true, he would have used those methods first.

#law #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #geopolitics #SCOTUS

#Trump said foreign countries are
celebrating the ruling, but it won't last long.

"Foreign countries that have been ripping us off for years are ecstatic. They're so happy, & they're dancing in the streets, but they won't be dancing for long, that I can assure you," said Trump.

He said, WITHOUT EVIDENCE, that #SCOTUS has been "swayed by foreign interests & a political movement that is far smaller than people would ever think."

#law #economy #tariffs #affordability #CostOfLiving #geopolitics

#Trump is speaking after #SCOTUS rules against his #tariffs

"The Supreme Court's ruling on tariffs is deeply disappointing. And I'm ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely ashamed for not having the courage to do what's right for our country," said Trump.

#law #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #geopolitics

I guess this could be considered a reaction to the #SCOTUS ruling on #tariffs∶

#Trump told reporters on Friday that he was considering a limited #military #strike to pressure #Iran into a deal. “I guess I can say I am considering that,” he said at the start of a meeting with #governors at the White House.

#law #war #Congress #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #geopolitics

Inspiring advert from @ZackPolanski of the England & Wales #GreenParty

Let's stop handing all our wealth to the rich, let's be bold

https://youtu.be/bF_a_w7Dozo?si=NXrKhTapF3snh5yz

#NHS
#CleanRivers
#Austerity
#CostOfLiving
#Inflation
#UKPol
#Politics
#ClimateEmergency

Inspiring advert from @ZackPolanski of the England & Wales #GreenParty

Let's stop handing all our wealth to the rich, let's be bold

https://youtu.be/bF_a_w7Dozo?si=NXrKhTapF3snh5yz

#NHS
#CleanRivers
#Austerity
#CostOfLiving
#Inflation
#UKPol
#Politics
#ClimateEmergency

I don't always have a good start on a morning, so this was a help
https://youtu.be/bF_a_w7Dozo

#affordability #costofliving #householdbills #hope