Our Wallets Announcement of massive tariffs causes stock markets to plummet With economic indicators already flashing red, President Trump gave the United States a sharp shove…Greg GreeneApril 3, 2025
Our Wallets Staff cuts by Musk push Social Security Administration into crisis The Washington Post reports that in the wake of Elon Musk-led cuts, the workforce at…Greg GreeneMarch 25, 2025
Our Wallets Musk’s IRS Job Cuts to Slash Tax Revenue by 10% Elon Musk’s chainsaw-approach to shrinking federal agencies has rapidly proven to be pennywise and pound…Greg GreeneMarch 24, 2025
Our SafetyOur Wallets Musk Team Mishandles Sensitive Info and Key Computer Systems The Elon Musk-led “‘Department’ of Government Efficiency” (“DOGE”) has gained access to several sets of…Greg GreeneMarch 11, 2025
Our Wallets Raising Prices on Goods from Canada and Mexico Trump has moved to make goods from Canada and Mexico, America’s biggest trading partners, more…Greg GreeneMarch 10, 2025
Our Wallets Laying Off 7,000 Workers at the Social Security Administration The Social Security Administration (SSA) rolled out plans to axe 15 percent of its workforce, or…Greg GreeneMarch 5, 2025
Our HealthOur Wallets Jeopardizing Health Care for Millions by Slashing Medicaid Trump and Elon Musk want to deliver a massive tax cuts to billionaires. To pay…Greg GreeneFebruary 28, 2025
Our Wallets Brutalizing the Economy: ‘Perhaps the Biggest Job Cuts in [U.S.] History’ The Trump/Musk job killing spree has left tens of thousands out of work so far,…Greg GreeneFebruary 27, 2025
Our Wallets Firing IRS Workers, Just in Time for Tax Season Trump and Musk sent walking papers to thousands of employees at the Internal Revenue Service…Greg GreeneFebruary 27, 2025
Our Wallets Freeing Banks and Cheats to Rob Consumers In the wake of the Great Recession, Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)…Greg GreeneFebruary 27, 2025