Category Archives: Consumer Affairs

$62,000,000 Wasted on Hotel Rooms for Transients

posted by Jack Editors note:  Sleep well tonight knowing your tax dollars are going to be paying for an extended stay in a classy hotel room for a transient.  The average cost is in excess of $250 per night when … Continue reading

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You Won’t Believe the Price of Oil

by Jack -$37.63…. no, that’s not $37.63 per barrel, that’s negative $37.63 per barrel!  Can you believe it?  That was the price as of yesterday. We’ve apparently run out of places to store oil.  Yesterday was also the due date … Continue reading

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Supplies Running Out as Virus Advances….pfffft

by Jack It’s like a run on the banks in 1929.  Silly people, fearing shortages are suddenly buying up all kinds stuff and causing empty shelves.   It’s all over an irrational fear that this corona virus is coming like … Continue reading

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Cell Phone Robocalls – Illegal in 2020

by Jack President Trump signed into law a consumer protection law that should stop about 70% of robocalls placed to cell phones.  Unfortunately, home phones didn’t get the same attention. Phones with copper wires are still being repeatedly spammed. However, … Continue reading

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