The Great American Tourism Shakedown
The U.S. has built a tourism economy designed to extract maximum revenue from every interaction, and it's backfiring spectacularly.
skift.com
August 12, 2025
Rafat Ali
Economy & Finance
Discussion
Student Loan Interest To Skyrocket For Borrowers In SAVE Plan
The Trump administration is set to start charging interest on student loans that are currently in the SAVE plan forbearance. Here's what we know.
forbes.com
July 09, 2025
Adam S. Minsky
Economy & Finance
Discussion
The Dollar Has Its Worst Start to a Year Since 1973 - New York Times
It has continued to slide even as President Trump has backed down from his tariff threats and the U.S. stock market has recovered from its losses.
nytimes.com
June 30, 2025
Joe Rennison
Economy & Finance
Discussion
Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher. - The New York Times
The combination of a data center boom, rising gas exports and cuts to clean energy tax breaks could spike American energy bills, analysts say.
nytimes.com
June 04, 2025
Economy & Finance
Discussion
Most Americans don't earn enough to afford basic costs of living, analysis finds
The bottom 60% of U.S. households don't make enough money to afford a "minimal quality of life," according to a new analysis.
cbsnews.com
May 16, 2025
Economy & Finance
Discussion
A Plant-Based Diet Can Save Money At The Grocery Store, Study Finds
A new analysis has found that a weekly grocery shop for a vegan in the US costs less than it does for an omnivore
plantbasednews.org
March 04, 2025
Economy & Finance
Discussion
In 2024, America has 15.1 Million Vacant Homes While Homelessness Is at an All-Time High of 650,000
In the land of opportunity, where the pursuit of happiness is enshrined in the national ethos, a peculiar paradox unfolds: vacant homes…
medium.com
February 12, 2024
https://medium.com/@hrnews1
Economy & Finance
Discussion
Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years — ProPublica
The “King of Debt” promised to reduce the national debt — then his tax cuts made it surge. Add in the pandemic, and he oversaw the third-biggest deficit increase of any president.
propublica.org
January 14, 2021
Economy & Finance
