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On any given day, Groundwork's analyses, op-eds, reports, and commentary are featured in leading publications and on the most influential news programs and podcasts.
"You can't use the pandemic or a period of high inflation as an excuse to run up the score.”
“Price gouging, price fixing, and just plain profiteering are rampant in the food and grocery sector."
"Putting everyday people at the center of our policymaking is not just the right approach – it’s the most effective one.”
“The Fed’s continued high interest rates saddle people with debt, lock them out of the housing market, and threaten their jobs. The Federal Reserve should hold an emergency meeting and cut rates immediately.”
"The Fed must cut rates by at least 75 basis points immediately to stop the pain high interest rates are inflicting on the every day people who power our economy."
"The Fed's sky-high interest rates are causing more economic pain than the inflation it’s trying to combat.”
"High interest rates are stifling the housing market and saddling people with debt.”
Ahead of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting next week, a chorus of economic experts, former Fed officials, and pundits are pushing for Chair Powell and his colleagues to cut interest rates from their 23-year highs.
"Twenty-three-year high interest rates are not warranted – they never were."
“It’s imperative that we root out junk fees and stop pricing practices that prey on vulnerable families and focus on addressing the excessive corporate power that enables this gouging. The CFPB is doing just that.”