Michael Shellenberger

Tucker says it best. The credit card companies are ripping Americans off, and enough is enough. This is Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas. Our legislation, the Credit Card Competition Act, would help end the grip Visa and MasterCard have on us. Every time you use your credit card, they charge you a hidden fee called a swipe fee, and they've been raising it without even telling you.

This hurts consumers and every small business owner. In fact, American families are paying $1,100 in hidden swipe fees each year. The fees Visa and MasterCard charge Americans are the highest in the world, double candidates and eight times more than Europe's. That's why I've taken action, but I need your help to help get this passed.

This hurts consumers and every small business owner. In fact, American families are paying $1,100 in hidden swipe fees each year. The fees Visa and MasterCard charge Americans are the highest in the world, double candidates and eight times more than Europe's. That's why I've taken action, but I need your help to help get this passed.

This hurts consumers and every small business owner. In fact, American families are paying $1,100 in hidden swipe fees each year. The fees Visa and MasterCard charge Americans are the highest in the world, double candidates and eight times more than Europe's. That's why I've taken action, but I need your help to help get this passed.

I'm asking you to call your senator today and demand they pass the Credit Card Competition Act.

I'm asking you to call your senator today and demand they pass the Credit Card Competition Act.

I'm asking you to call your senator today and demand they pass the Credit Card Competition Act.

I mean, it's a cliche, but like a lot of cliches, there's a lot of truth to it, is the good times make soft men and soft men make bad times. So, I mean, there's obviously been a huge correction in the United States, which is, you know, welcome, which is a sort of re-embrace of the ideals of the United States. I mean, let's hope that this has been a wake-up call for the people of Los Angeles.

I mean, it's a cliche, but like a lot of cliches, there's a lot of truth to it, is the good times make soft men and soft men make bad times. So, I mean, there's obviously been a huge correction in the United States, which is, you know, welcome, which is a sort of re-embrace of the ideals of the United States. I mean, let's hope that this has been a wake-up call for the people of Los Angeles.

I mean, it's a cliche, but like a lot of cliches, there's a lot of truth to it, is the good times make soft men and soft men make bad times. So, I mean, there's obviously been a huge correction in the United States, which is, you know, welcome, which is a sort of re-embrace of the ideals of the United States. I mean, let's hope that this has been a wake-up call for the people of Los Angeles.

I mean, it's... they are reaping what they sowed and the people of California are reaping what we sowed. And, you know, that is, you know, I mean, it's really quite symbolic. You know, it's like the neighborhoods of the of the elites in Los Angeles that are really that really got the most effective that are having to flee.

I mean, it's... they are reaping what they sowed and the people of California are reaping what we sowed. And, you know, that is, you know, I mean, it's really quite symbolic. You know, it's like the neighborhoods of the of the elites in Los Angeles that are really that really got the most effective that are having to flee.

I mean, it's... they are reaping what they sowed and the people of California are reaping what we sowed. And, you know, that is, you know, I mean, it's really quite symbolic. You know, it's like the neighborhoods of the of the elites in Los Angeles that are really that really got the most effective that are having to flee.

And but again, I mean, part of the reason I wanted to come on, I've been writing about it every day and trying to surface the stories of the utility, the water utility executives. And I've got a story coming out later today from a firefighter who, you know, like basically just described, I mean, the firefighters, of course, the men and women on the ground doing the hard work, they're blameless.

And but again, I mean, part of the reason I wanted to come on, I've been writing about it every day and trying to surface the stories of the utility, the water utility executives. And I've got a story coming out later today from a firefighter who, you know, like basically just described, I mean, the firefighters, of course, the men and women on the ground doing the hard work, they're blameless.

And but again, I mean, part of the reason I wanted to come on, I've been writing about it every day and trying to surface the stories of the utility, the water utility executives. And I've got a story coming out later today from a firefighter who, you know, like basically just described, I mean, the firefighters, of course, the men and women on the ground doing the hard work, they're blameless.

But I mean, the destruction, there's 29 fire departments in Los Angeles, including LA County Fire Department. You know, there's 88 cities, and people don't realize, like Los Angeles is a city, but then there's a much larger county around it with 88 cities in it. And not all of them have fire departments. In fact, most of them don't, right?

But I mean, the destruction, there's 29 fire departments in Los Angeles, including LA County Fire Department. You know, there's 88 cities, and people don't realize, like Los Angeles is a city, but then there's a much larger county around it with 88 cities in it. And not all of them have fire departments. In fact, most of them don't, right?

But I mean, the destruction, there's 29 fire departments in Los Angeles, including LA County Fire Department. You know, there's 88 cities, and people don't realize, like Los Angeles is a city, but then there's a much larger county around it with 88 cities in it. And not all of them have fire departments. In fact, most of them don't, right?

So the ones that don't have their own fire departments, they depend on LA County Fire Department. And it's been this way for a long time, so it's not like it can't work, but it definitely introduces a level of complexity into it. I mean, the priorities of these fire departments, it's not just like a social media meme. I mean, it really has been DEI.