Showing posts with label Consumer Protection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Consumer Protection. Show all posts
March 24, 2018
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October 27, 2017
October 25, 2017
August 5, 2017
June 16, 2017
Trump’s cuts to energy efficiency will cost jobs and taxpayer money, report finds
https://thinkprogress.org/energy-efficiency-programs-create-jobs-f691a7ada4f6
"Supporters of the Energy Star program cite the high return on investment for taxpayers. Since it was established in the 1990s, the program has saved U.S. consumers roughly $360 billion, mostly in electricity and water costs. The program, jointly run by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy, also saved consumers and businesses $31.5 billion in 2014 alone, while costing about $57 million a year. That puts the return on investment for taxpayers at about 550 to 1."
"Supporters of the Energy Star program cite the high return on investment for taxpayers. Since it was established in the 1990s, the program has saved U.S. consumers roughly $360 billion, mostly in electricity and water costs. The program, jointly run by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy, also saved consumers and businesses $31.5 billion in 2014 alone, while costing about $57 million a year. That puts the return on investment for taxpayers at about 550 to 1."
June 10, 2017
Away from the national spotlight, GOP guts Wall Street safeguards
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/away-the-national-spotlight-gop-guts-wall-street-safeguards
"it was a reminder that for all the GOP’s talk about “populism,” when Republican leaders thought no one was looking, they passed a regressive bill, championed by Wall Street lobbyists, to gut the protections put in place after the 2008 crash."
"it was a reminder that for all the GOP’s talk about “populism,” when Republican leaders thought no one was looking, they passed a regressive bill, championed by Wall Street lobbyists, to gut the protections put in place after the 2008 crash."
February 22, 2017
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September 25, 2016
WI-Sen: Russ Feingold (D) Joins Elizabeth Warren's (D. MA) Call For Wells Fargo CEO's Resignation
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/09/22/1573139/-WI-Sen-Russ-Feingold-D-Joins-Elizabeth-Warren-s-D-MA-Call-For-Wells-Fargo-CEO-s-Resignation
"This week, Senator Elizabeth Warren went toe-to-toe with the CEO of Wells Fargo in a committee hearing, shining a light on everything that's wrong with how Wall Street operates. She clearly struck a nerve -- because the video's been watched and shared millions of times."
"This week, Senator Elizabeth Warren went toe-to-toe with the CEO of Wells Fargo in a committee hearing, shining a light on everything that's wrong with how Wall Street operates. She clearly struck a nerve -- because the video's been watched and shared millions of times."
July 20, 2016
50 Shockingly Extreme Right Wing Proposals in the 2016 Republican Party Platform @alternet
50 Shockingly Extreme Right Wing Proposals in the 2016 Republican Party Platform @alternet:
"1. Tax Cuts for the Rich: Wherever tax rates penalize thrift or discourage investment, they must be lowered. Wherever current provisions of the code are disincentives for economic growth, they must be changed… We propose to level the international playing field by lowering the corporate tax rate to be on a par with, or below, the rates of other industrial nations. 2. Deregulate The Banks: The Republican vision for American banking calls for establishing transparent, efficient markets where consumers can obtain loans they need at reasonable rates based on market conditions. Unfortunately, in response to the financial institutions crisis of 2008-2009, the Democratic-controlled Congress enacted the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, otherwise known as Dodd-Frank. 3. Stop Consumer Protection: The worst of Dodd-Frank is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, deliberately designed to be a rogue agency. It answers to neither Congress nor the executive, has its own guaranteed funding outside the appropriations process… If the Bureau is not abolished, it should be subjected to congressional appropriation. 4. Start Repealing Environmental Laws: We call for a comprehensive review of federal regulations, especially those dealing with the environment, that make it harder and more costly for Americans to rent, buy, or sell homes. 5. Start shrinking unions and union labor: We renew our call for repeal of the Davis-Bacon law, which limits employment and drives up construction and maintenance costs for the benefit of unions… Although unionization has never been permitted in any government agency concerned with national security, the current Administration has reversed that policy for the Transportation Security Administration. We will correct that mistake… We support the right of states to enact Right-to-Work laws and call for a national law to protect the economic liberty of the modern workforce."
"1. Tax Cuts for the Rich: Wherever tax rates penalize thrift or discourage investment, they must be lowered. Wherever current provisions of the code are disincentives for economic growth, they must be changed… We propose to level the international playing field by lowering the corporate tax rate to be on a par with, or below, the rates of other industrial nations. 2. Deregulate The Banks: The Republican vision for American banking calls for establishing transparent, efficient markets where consumers can obtain loans they need at reasonable rates based on market conditions. Unfortunately, in response to the financial institutions crisis of 2008-2009, the Democratic-controlled Congress enacted the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, otherwise known as Dodd-Frank. 3. Stop Consumer Protection: The worst of Dodd-Frank is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, deliberately designed to be a rogue agency. It answers to neither Congress nor the executive, has its own guaranteed funding outside the appropriations process… If the Bureau is not abolished, it should be subjected to congressional appropriation. 4. Start Repealing Environmental Laws: We call for a comprehensive review of federal regulations, especially those dealing with the environment, that make it harder and more costly for Americans to rent, buy, or sell homes. 5. Start shrinking unions and union labor: We renew our call for repeal of the Davis-Bacon law, which limits employment and drives up construction and maintenance costs for the benefit of unions… Although unionization has never been permitted in any government agency concerned with national security, the current Administration has reversed that policy for the Transportation Security Administration. We will correct that mistake… We support the right of states to enact Right-to-Work laws and call for a national law to protect the economic liberty of the modern workforce."
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