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@ZhiZhu@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

"“It feels like a #war on consumers,” said Sally Greenberg, the executive director of the National Consumers League, a 125-year-old consumer advocacy group. Households are being hit by “a tsunami of fees and hidden charges and tricks and traps”, she said.

...consumers “are starting to realize that a lot of the cool #data and #technology is being used against them”."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/04/us-consumer-rage-prices-economy

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#Economy #Business #Tech #Politics #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates #America

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Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices

There’s a stew of factors at work behind the rise in consumer rage – but there are potential solutions, too
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Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices

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There’s a stew of factors at work behind the rise in consumer rage – but there are potential solutions, too

People in the US: tell us about your difficult consumer experiences

by Heather Timmons in Washington
Thu 4 Jun 2026 07.00 EDT
Last modified on Thu 4 Jun 2026 11.56 EDT
Headline from The Guardian: Consumed US economy Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices Illustration of raised fists, one of them holding up a shopping cart Illustration: Guardian Design / Getty Images There’s a stew of factors at work behind the rise in consumer rage – but there are potential solutions, too People in the US: tell us about your difficult consumer experiences by Heather Timmons in Washington Thu 4 Jun 2026 07.00 EDT Last modified on Thu 4 Jun 2026 11.56 EDT
Headline from The Guardian: Consumed US economy Why are US consumers so angry? It’s not just high prices Illustration of raised fists, one of them holding up a shopping cart Illustration: Guardian Design / Getty Images There’s a stew of factors at work behind the rise in consumer rage – but there are potential solutions, too People in the US: tell us about your difficult consumer experiences by Heather Timmons in Washington Thu 4 Jun 2026 07.00 EDT Last modified on Thu 4 Jun 2026 11.56 EDT
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