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I don’t think most people really grasp how low the federal minimum wage ($7.25) is.
If you get charged $20 for a late fee, that’s almost three times the minimum wage.
If you get an overdraft fee of $30, that’s over four hours (half a standard workday) of minimum wage labor.
Many people are pointing out today that the IRS already knows what most of us owe, pretty much to the dollar, and the whole rigmarole with 1040 forms is basically due to lobbying from TurboTax and the other companies that make a profit off the IRS being confusing.
Ending surprise billing means that someone's potentially left holding the bag -- insurers, hospitals, doctors -- and every single one of those groups has more money and power than the individual citizens bankrupted by medical bills now.
Cost to manufacture 1 vial of insulin: Around $6
Cost of 1 vial of insulin for consumers:
🇫🇷: $9
🇩🇪: $11
🇯🇵: $14
🇦🇺: $7
🇬🇧: $7
🇨🇦: $12
🇺🇸: $98
The American people should not be forced to pay the highest prices on the planet for prescription drugs.
Former Titans’ TE Jonnu Smith reached agreement with the Patriots on a 4–year, $50 million deals that includes $31.25 million fully guaranteed, @DrewJRosenhaus told ESPN.