Life
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The Summer Road Trip Is Starting to Feel Like a Luxury
Memorial Day weekend used to mean loading up the car, grabbing snacks you absolutely don’t need, and sitting in traffic with the rest of America pretending this counts as “freedom.” Now it feels like financial combat. Gas prices are expected to average around $4.48 a gallon nationally this Memorial Day weekend, up roughly 42% from
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No Raises for You. Back Pay for Them?
Some members of Congress think they’re owed back pay for the last 17 years. Their salary has been stuck at $174,000 since 2009. Not because the raises weren’t there but because Congress kept voting to block them. Same year the federal minimum wage got stuck at $7.25. Also hasn’t moved since.So for 17 years, Congress
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THIS DOESN’T ADD UP
California’s early ballot numbers are getting attention for one reason: Republicans are suddenly showing up in places where everyone was told they stopped existing. According to early return data, Republican ballot participation is running significantly higher than it was at this point in 2022, while Democratic returns are lagging behind previous cycles. That doesn’t mean
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WHO’S BEEN RUNNING THIS PLACE?
California has become bizarre politically because everyone suddenly turns into a philosopher the second accountability enters the room. -The state is wildly expensive. -People are leaving. -Insurance companies are bailing. -Homelessness is everywhere. -Small businesses are getting squeezed. -The middle class keeps shrinking. -Entire neighborhoods feel financially impossible for normal people now. Everybody sees it.