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Groundwork Collaborative analysis finds funeral costs have surged 310% since 1986 to over $7,700 on average, pushing over one-third of grieving families into debt.
Fragile GDP growth fails to counter rising inflation, high gas prices, shrinking paychecks; Trump says “I don’t give a damn.”
Move follows FTC’s demand that DoorDash, Instacart, seven other companies provide information on their use of personal data to set prices and compensation.
Today, Lindsay Owens released the following statement in reaction to the news that the FTC is ordering nine companies (Delta, United, JetBlue, Lyft, Uber, DoorDash, Instacart, Target and Walmart) to provide information on their use of personal data to set prices and compensation.
Central bank holds rates while Americans head to the polls amidst painful price hikes at the gas pump and the grocery store.
This idea that we could be eliminating the price tag altogether in part because price variation is going to be so institutionalized is really worrying," said Lindsay Owens, executive director of Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive think tank that has criticized companies' use of dynamic pricing. The traditional price tag "offers stability, which is so important for budgeting. It offers transparency, which is so important for comparison shopping, which isn't just important for the budget shopper, it's how the entire economy is kept competitive."
Emily DiVito — a senior adviser for economic policy at Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive think tank that consults with lawmakers — said that it was important to investigate an exhaustive list of activities within the Treasury Department to root out potential misconduct.
For example, it may be hard to know whether your AI agent is working for you or a retailer, Lindsay Owens, a consumer protection expert, told CBS News.
Lindsay Owens believes that corporate profiteering has been turbocharged by technology, and she wants the government to fix it. She does not want rideshare apps to spike fares when your phone battery is low.
"Pricing has changed in our economy and in our country," said Lindsay Owens, author of "Gouged: The End of a Fair Price - and What That Means for Your Wallet." "It used to be simple. How much does it cost to make the item, what's the profit margin and put a sticker on it.