{"id":1977926,"date":"2023-07-19T20:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T00:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-widens-war-on-junk-fees-says-us-consumers-tired-of-being-treated-as-suckers\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T20:22:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T00:22:07","slug":"biden-widens-war-on-junk-fees-says-us-consumers-tired-of-being-treated-as-suckers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-widens-war-on-junk-fees-says-us-consumers-tired-of-being-treated-as-suckers\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden expands fight against unfair fees, claims Americans fed up with being taken advantage of."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-widens-war-on-junk-fees-says-us-consumers-tired-of-being-treated-as-suckers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1977926&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div\u2062 class=\"entry-content\">\u200d \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>White House\u2062 Expands Efforts\u2062 to\u200d Aid Consumers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By Steve\u200b Holland\u2062 and Andrea \u2064Shalal<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) &#8211; \u200cThe\u200d White \u2062House\u200b on \u2063Wednesday\u2063 announced\u2064 a \u2064series \u200cof \u200cmeasures aimed at protecting U.S. consumers. These\u200b include\u200b a \u200dcrackdown\u200b on price-fixing\u2062 in \u200dfood and\u2062 agricultural\u2064 markets, \u2062draft\u200b merger \u200bguidelines,\u2064 and an expansion of\u200b the \u200dwar \u200bon \u200cjunk fees \u200dto \u200cthe rental\u200c housing market.<\/p>\n<div\u2064 id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: \u206350px; \u200c\u2063 text-align:\u2063 center;\"> \u200d \u2062\t<script>  \u200d\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { \u200bgoogletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); }); \u200c \t<\/script>  \u2064<\/div>\n<p>\u200b  \u2062<div\u200d class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p> \u2062 <\/p>\n<p>   \u2062<\/p>\n<p>President\u2062 Joe Biden, \u200cknown\u2062 for \u2062his focus \u2062on corporate greed\u2064 and \u200dpower, \u200caddressed the government&#8217;s \u2062latest \u2064actions \u2063at the \u2062fifth meeting of \u200cthe \u2064Competition\u2064 Council. He \u2064emphasized\u2064 the \u200dimportance of fairness\u2062 and the\u2063 need\u2062 to\u200d combat\u200b inflation.\u200c &#8220;Folks are \u2063tired\u2064 of being played\u200c for \u200dsuckers,&#8221;\u200b he said.<\/p>\n<p> \u200c<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cWhite House&#8217;s\u2062 efforts \u200dcome two years \u200cafter \u200bBiden&#8217;s executive\u200b order creating the \u2064council and\u200d its mission\u200d to \u200btackle anti-competitive \u200dpractices. \u200dThe \u2063administration \u200chas\u2063 already \u2062targeted\u200d meatpacking, \u2064ocean \u2063shipping, and\u200c consumer\u2064 junk \u200bfees.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d <\/p>\n<p>According to\u200b the \u2064White House,\u200b decades\u2064 of\u200d misguided \u2063economic\u200d philosophy \u200chave\u200c led to increased\u2062 concentration in three-fourths of \u200dU.S.\u200c industries,\u200b resulting\u200d in higher prices\u200b and lower\u2062 wages\u2063 for \u200dthe average American\u200c household.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d<\/p>\n<p>Biden stated, \u2064&#8221;We\u200d cannot accept \u2064bad\u2063 mergers that\u200d lead \u2063to \u2063mass \u200blayoffs, \u200dhigher \u2062prices,\u200b and \u2062fewer\u2063 options \u200dfor \u200cworkers\u2062 and consumers. \u2064Capitalism without \u2063competition\u200b isn&#8217;t \u2062capitalism. It&#8217;s exploitation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u200d <\/p>\n<p>Hannah Garden Monheit, \u200cthe new \u2063director\u200d of\u2064 Competition Council \u2064Policy at \u2063the National Economic Council, \u200bemphasized\u2063 the \u2064administration&#8217;s\u200b commitment \u200bto \u200dusing \u2062all \u2063available tools to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeff-bezos-donates-100-million-to-obama-foundation\/\" title=\"Jeff Bezos Donates 0 Million to Obama Foundation\">curb anti-competitive practices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2062 the \u2064crackdown on \u2064junk\u200b fees has\u200c garnered\u200c bipartisan \u200band \u2062public \u2063support, industry representatives\u2064 have criticized\u200b the \u2063increased oversight, \u2062labeling it\u2062 as &#8220;regulatory overreach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2063 <\/p>\n<p>Sean \u2062Heather, a \u200csenior official\u2063 at\u200d the U.S. Chamber of \u2064Commerce, \u200backnowledged \u200dthe\u2064 importance\u2062 of \u200dtransparency but expressed \u2062concerns\u200c about \u2062overly prescriptive \u200brules \u200cfor\u200d junk\u200d fees \u200band \u2063mergers. He \u200calso \u200dpointed out that government \u2062data shows the U.S. \u2063economy\u200d is\u200d no\u200b more \u200dconcentrated now than\u200c it was two \u2064decades\u200c ago.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan \u200dHarper, a \u2064former Consumer\u200b Financial\u200d Protection Bureau official, \u2063welcomed Biden&#8217;s\u2062 efforts to\u200b promote \u200dcompetition, highlighting the benefits for\u200c smaller\u200c firms\u200d and\u2062 entrepreneurs. &#8220;We\u2062 don&#8217;t\u200b really\u200b have \u200ca competitive\u200c marketplace\u2063 unless\u200c we have strong \u2062government\u2063 enforcement,&#8221; Harper\u200b said. \u200c&#8221;Concentration \u200cissues\u2062 all over \u2064the economy are hurting\u2063 workers, small businesses, and consumers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> \u200c<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rental\u200c Housing\u2064 Fees \u200cTargeted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden announced \u200dthat three\u2062 major rental housing \u2064platforms, \u200bZillow, \u200dApartments.com, \u2064and AffordableHousing.com, \u200chave\u2062 agreed to\u200b disclose upfront data\u2062 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/single-family-rent-increases-drastically-as-americans-move-to-red-states\/\" title=\"Single-Family Rent Increases Drastically As Americans Move To Red States\">rental costs<\/a>, including\u2063 application\u2063 fees \u2062and \u2062&#8221;convenience fees&#8221; \u200cfor\u2062 online \u200crent\u2062 payment \u200bor\u200c trash\u200d disposal. While this move alone\u200c will not lower \u2063fees,\u200d increased transparency is \u200bexpected \u200cto\u2062 enable renters to compare costs\u2062 and\u2063 potentially \u2062reduce fees.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d<\/p>\n<p>Biden \u2063has\u2062 consistently\u200d called \u200dfor\u200b action \u200dagainst surprise fees\u2063 that\u2064 significantly increase \u2064consumer \u200ccosts. \u2063Three \u2062major airlines\u200c have already\u2064 agreed to eliminate\u2062 fees for children\u200c to sit \u2064with their\u200b parents.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d <\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Actions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u200c <\/p>\n<p>In addition \u2064to the \u2064rental \u200bhousing \u2063fee \u200dcrackdown,\u2063 the White \u2064House announced draft merger \u200dguidelines that\u200d will \u200csubject \u200bBig \u200bTech\u200c companies like\u2064 Amazon.com \u200cand\u200d Alphabet&#8217;s\u200c Google \u200cto\u2062 tougher \u200dscrutiny.\u2063 Democratic Senator \u200dElizabeth\u200c Warren \u200cpraised these\u2064 guidelines as\u200c a\u2063 significant\u200c shift \u200bafter \u2062decades of lax antitrust\u2064 enforcement,\u200b stating \u200cthat \u200cthey \u2062would benefit American\u200d small \u2063businesses, workers,\u200c and \u200cconsumers.<\/p>\n<p>The Department\u200c of\u200b Agriculture, along\u2064 with 31\u200b states and\u200b Washington, D.C., \u200calso unveiled \u200cefforts \u200cto target price\u2064 fixing and other anti-competitive \u2062behavior \u2064in \u2062the \u200dfood and agriculture \u2063sectors.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d(Reporting\u2062 by\u200b Andrea Shalal; additional\u2064 reporting \u2062by Diane Bartz and\u200b Leah \u200cDouglas;\u200b Editing\u2064 by\u2063 Leslie \u200bAdler,\u200d Heather \u2063Timmons, \u200dDaniel \u2064Wallis,\u200b and Diane Craft)<\/p>\n<p> \u200b<\/p>\n<p><a\u200b href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/biden-widens-war-on\/attachment\/u-s-president-joe-biden-convenes-a-meeting-of-his-competition\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2063 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/biden-widens-war-on\/attachment\/the-white-house-in-washington-u-s\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2064 \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"> \u200c \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>with Andrea \u2062Kaye<\/p>\n<p>\u200b \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\u2062 \u2064 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>with \u2063Chris Elston<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div \u200cclass=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u2064 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div\u2062 class=\"entry-content\"> \u2063 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Louisiana Attorney General\u200d Jeff \u2063Landry\u200c discusses\u2064 his lawsuit \u200dagainst President Biden\u2064 and\u200b his administration&#8217;s Whole \u2062of Government \u200dapproach\u200b to \u2063suppression \u200cof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clarence-thomas-appears-to-endorse-outlawing-social-medias-censorship-of-conservatives-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" title=\"Clarence Thomas Appears To Endorse Outlawing Social Media\u2019s Censorship Of Conservatives: Everything You Need To Know\">conservative speech online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) -\u200b The U.S.\u200b Justice\u2064 Department said on\u200c Wednesday that\u200b Amazon.com Inc and a subsidiary agreed\u200b to \u200da permanent injunction\u2063 and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div\u2062 class=\"entry-content\"> \u2064 \u200d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>(Reuters)\u2062 -\u200c Meta Platforms\u200d said it had restored\u2064 WhatsApp\u200d connectivity\u2062 issues \u2064after\u200d thousands of \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-widens-war-on-junk-fees-says-us-consumers-tired-of-being-treated-as-suckers\/\" title=\"Biden expands fight against unfair fees, claims Americans fed up with being taken advantage of.\">users\u2063 globally\u2064 reported problems accessing<\/a> \u200cthe\u200b messaging \u2062app \u2063on\u2026 \u200b<\/p>\n<p>\u2063 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"> \u200b\u200b \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>By David \u2064Shepardson\u200c WASHINGTON \u200d(Reuters) -\u2062 U.S. \u200blawmakers \u200bwill look to jump-start long-stalled\u2063 legislation on the safe \u2064and\u2062 regulated\u200d adoption of self-driving\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div \u200bclass=\"entry-content\">\u200d  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>LONDON \u2062(Reuters)\u2062 &#8211; French\u2064 bank \u2064Societe\u200c Generale has\u200c become \u2064the \u2064first\u200d company in France to \u2064obtain \u2062a\u2062 license for crypto\u2063 services, \u2063as\u2026\u200c <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) &#8211; The White House broadened its campaign against excessive charges in the rental housing sector, declared a crackdown on price manipulation in food and agricultural markets, and introduced preliminary merger guidelines to support American consumers. 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