Trump blocked efficiency standards that would have cut energy bills by $950 a year. He canceled $35B in clean energy projects.
He repealed the tax credit that helped families afford solar panels. Then his war in Iran drove oil past $100 a barrel.
Every single decision has made this worse.
73% of voters support policies that ban vendors from overcharging at publicly funded venues like sports stadiums.
It's called street pricing: same price inside the gate as outside. No markups. No gouging. No $12 beers.
Fair prices are good for business AND good for fans.
Trump promised to cut energy prices in half within 1 year.
Now:
→ Electricity up 6.3%
→ Gas at $3.98 a gallon
→ Heating oil up 35%
→ Diesel up nearly 40%
This is a full-scale affordability crisis, and it’s hitting millions of American families — hard.
Your packages just got more expensive. USPS to add an 8% fee on all package deliveries as fuel prices surge. The direct result of Trump’s war in Iran.
NEW: Greedy debt collectors are buying up decades-old mortgages that were thought to be forgiven, and forcing families to pay up hundreds of thousands of dollars.
600,000+ families could be blindsided with crushing debt.
This work started with a simple question: Are corporations using AI to secretly charge us more for our groceries? The answer was yes.
We're nominated for a Shorty Award for this investigation — and a vote from you tells the world this kind of work matters.
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Here's the math working families are doing right now:
Average tax refund boost this year: -$350.
Projected extra gas costs through year-end: +$740.
@alexsjacquez.bsky.social to @cnbc.com: "The people with the least cushion get hit the hardest."
Once Again Families Pay When CFPB, America’s Would-Be Zombie Hunter, Goes Dark
New @groundwork.bsky.social report explains NYC's budget gap, largely a result of the previous admin's deliberate undercounting.
Now we have a choice: a small tax increase on the richest, a property tax hike that hits working class homeowners the hardest, or deep cuts to services.
Tax the rich.
14 million Americans are already severely behind on utilities bills.
1 in 3 is cutting back on food or medicine to cover their gas and electricity bills.
Trump promised to cut energy prices in half within his first year in office. He has done the exact opposite.
