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MoveOn Launches “Junk Fees Calculator” to Hold Corporations Accountable for Predatory Fees

September 30, 2023 Hold, corporations, fees, Predatory, Accountable, junk, MoveOn, Calculator”, launches0 comment

Washington, D.C. – As part of its “F*ck the Fees” initiative, MoveOn is launching a website to advocate with and for working families impacted by predatory junk fees. The site features a “junk fee calculator” which asks consumers a series of relevant questions used to estimate how much in junk fees an individual has paid in one year. MoveOn members are calling on Congress and federal agencies to regulate and force corporations to offer more transparency over these deceptive fees. “In nearly every industry, from housing to banking to travel, junk fees…

Woke Corporations Face Backlash From Conservative States

August 18, 2022 face, from, States, corporations, Conservative..., backlash, Woke.0 comment

Conservative states have a warning for corporations that have “gone woke”: The consequences of political activism are no longer one-sided. This month, West Virginia declared it would no longer do business with five Wall Street banks over the companies’ anti-coal or anti-fossil fuel policies. “You have your right to be able to boycott the fossil fuel industry, but we’re not going to do business with you. We’re not going to pay for our own destruction,” State Treasurer Riley Moore said. “They’ve weaponized tax dollars against the very people and industries that…