“Billions of dollars stored in digital payment apps have no guarantee of federal insurance, according to a warning from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

FDIC insurance protects money in banks and credit unions, but the apps like #PayPal, #Venmo and #CashApp lack that protection, meaning if a payment app business fails, your money may be gone. the agency warned in a statement Thursday.” https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/06/02/CFPB-payment-apps-insurance/6181685709724/

Business leaders keep trying to shame people who work from home because downtown business districts depend on the income from consumers.

These same cities refused to ease their housing crises but now get mad because workers want to live further away from expensive cities.

https://www.geekwire.com/2023/its-your-responsibility-t-mobile-ceo-exhorts-tech-industry-leaders-to-return-to-the-office/

"Approximately 2 billion parking spots cover the country, enough to pave over the entire state of Connecticut. From baseball stadiums in Los Angeles to malls in Atlanta, parking lots are bigger than the buildings they surround."

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/20/business/parking-minimums-cars-transportation-urban-planning/index.html

#TheWarOnCars #parking #cars

When the right says "we need to do something about mental illness" what they mean is what happened to Jordan Neely.

When they mention that Jordan was suffering from mental illness listen to the tone. Listen to how, like him being homeless it's a justification for ... murder.

I live in the south Bronx. I've seen some very loud, 'erratic,' belligerent even, baseball fans, drunk, peeing on our sidewalks-- why aren't they on the "just kill em for being annoying" list too?

"For too long we’ve stood by and watched as historic parts of our beautiful city stood in the way of more and more parking spaces. Meanwhile, we have fewer than a dozen spots for every man, woman, and child in Houston. That is simply unacceptable."

https://www.theonion.com/new-houston-law-requires-10-parking-spaces-for-every-pa-1850387581