AsymcoUS car repair costs are up over 43% in six years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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The cost of fixing damaged cars has skyrocketed 28% since 2021.
Hooray for ADAS. “My 2013 BMW X5 rear ended a small car and the damage to my car looked minor,” said Tom Walken, a psychologist in Raleigh, N.C. “But the electronics in the front bumper area pushed the repair cost to more than 75% of the car’s value so North Carolina law required that it be totaled.”
Ann LiptonThis is such a wild situation. Vanguard did some shenanigans in administration of its mutual funds that caused some investors to incur unnecessarily large tax bills. So a class of investors sued. That case reached a proposed settlement of $40 million. (1/?)
Vanguard $40M Deal Rejected In Investors' Tax Fight - Law360
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday rejected a $40 million proposed settlement between Vanguard and investors, blocking the investors' attorneys from netting $13 million in fees and embracing the objections of one investor who called out the deal — meant to compensate for surprise tax bills — as worthless.
they negotiate a new settlement on top of what Vanguard is paying the SEC.
Which maybe isn't unfair, if you view them as kind of freeriding on the SEC's efforts - it's hard to tell.
But eep. (fin)
Amanda MarcotteVoters backed both Trump and progressive policies like minimum wage hikes and abortion rights. This disconnect is the answer to the "how did this happen" question.
A lot of voters are profoundly ignorant. More so than in the past. I explore why.
https://www.salon.com/2024/11/08/americas-political-discordance-the-want-progressivism/
“More Americans will die from Alzheimer’s this year than will die from breast cancer, prostate cancer, and car accidents combined.”
https://substack.com/@americaninequality/note/c-64139713
https://substack.com/@americaninequality/note/c-64139713
Jeremy Ney on Substack
More Americans will die from Alzheimer’s this year than will die from breast cancer, prostate cancer, and car accidents combined. In the next 25 years, it’s expected that the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s will double. We need to find a cure ASAP! My latest in TIME Magazine https://time.com/6301936/alzheimers-united-states-inequality/
Just hit me that Drumpf’s idea of courage was shooting someone on 5th avenue and not naming a son Fidel or Sue
Robert ReichBillionaires who condemned Trump are now flocking to his campaign.
It’s obvious why.
Biden wants a 25% tax on billionaires.
Trump wants to double down on tax cuts for the rich.
All they care about is lining their own pockets no matter the cost to everyone else.
“India has been experiencing a historic heat wave since May, with temperatures in New Delhi crossing 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) on some days.”
https://restofworld.org/2024/india-heat-wave-delivery-workers/
