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Data reporter @ConsumerAffairs. Covering product safety, scams, privacy, insurance, housing and more. @WSJ alum. Write to me: [email protected]

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Michael Thomas (@curious_founder) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The latest Senate bill would slow electricity supply growth at exactly the moment we need it to accelerate. Few states would feel the impact more than North Carolina. The bill would raise NC electricity prices by ~20% over the next 5 years.

The latest Senate bill would slow electricity supply growth at exactly the moment we need it to accelerate. 

Few states would feel the impact more than North Carolina. 

The bill would raise NC electricity prices by ~20% over the next 5 years.
Michael Thomas (@curious_founder) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Senate is about to vote on a bill that would raise electricity prices in every single state. It would cut off America's fastest growing sources of new electricity at a time when we need it most. Some states would see their bills go up by 20%+ as a result of this bill.

The Senate is about to vote on a bill that would raise electricity prices in every single state. 

It would cut off America's fastest growing sources of new electricity at a time when we need it most. 

Some states would see their bills go up by 20%+ as a result of this bill.
Hunter📈🌈📊 (@statisticurban) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The entire western water crisis is solved by just not growing alfalfa in the desert. It's 68% of Utah's *entire* diverted water consumption.

The entire western water crisis is solved by just not growing alfalfa in the desert. 

It's 68% of Utah's *entire* diverted water consumption.
Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerdfw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Americans just aren’t moving very much anymore In 1986, 20% of Americans had moved to a new address in the prior year In 2022, just 8% of Americans had moved to a new address in the prior year—despite 3% mortgage rates 😳

Americans just aren’t moving very much anymore

In 1986, 20% of Americans had moved to a new address in the prior year 

In 2022, just 8% of Americans had moved to a new address in the prior year—despite 3% mortgage rates 😳
Michael Thomas (@curious_founder) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If the House passes their big bill, they would be voting to cancel thousands of energy projects over the next decade. There's a reason that trade unions are calling this "the biggest job-killing bill in history."

If the House passes their big bill, they would be voting to cancel thousands of energy projects over the next decade. 

There's a reason that trade unions are calling this "the biggest job-killing bill in history."
Home Loan Bill (@homeloanbill) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Far too many people say this without thinking it through. A 6.75% rate puts a $400k home at a monthly payment of about $2,700 (assuming a 20% down payment and including averages for taxes/insurance). A 5% rate puts the same house payment at about $2,330. To get that same

Far too many people say this without thinking it through.

A 6.75% rate puts a $400k home at a monthly payment of about $2,700 (assuming a 20% down payment and including averages for taxes/insurance).

A 5% rate puts the same house payment at about $2,330.

To get that same
Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The reason no one is buying houses right now is because U.S. housing market affordability is literally at the worst level in the past 35 years. Today, an American making median income needs to spend 39.7% to afford the monthly mortgage, tax, and insurance payment. The long-term

The reason no one is buying houses right now is because U.S. housing market affordability is literally at the worst level in the past 35 years.

Today, an American making median income needs to spend 39.7% to afford the monthly mortgage, tax, and insurance payment.

The long-term
Senator Scott Wiener (@scott_wiener) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BIG HOUSING NEWS: Our bill allowing more housing near transit stations (SB 79) just passed the Assembly Housing Committee! SB 79 will make transit-oriented development the norm in California — building the homes we need, increasing transit ridership & helping our climate goals.

Tax Foundation (@taxfoundation) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📍The five states with the highest corporate income tax rates: 1. New Jersey (11.5%) 2. Minnesota (9.8%) 3. Illinois (9.5%) 4. Alaska (9.4%) 5. Maine (8.93%) Explore the data: hubs.ly/Q03vjNyC0

📍The five states with the highest corporate income tax rates:

1. New Jersey (11.5%)
2. Minnesota (9.8%)
3. Illinois (9.5%)
4. Alaska (9.4%)
5. Maine (8.93%)

Explore the data: hubs.ly/Q03vjNyC0
Heather Long (@byheatherlong) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Notable: The 147,000 job gains in June were almost all (over 75%) in healthcare and government. Government: +73,000 Healthcare: +39,000 The government job gains looked like this: State gov't education +40,000 State gov't non-education +7,000 Local gov't education +23,000 Local

Notable: The 147,000 job gains in June were almost all (over 75%) in healthcare and government.

Government: +73,000
Healthcare: +39,000

The government job gains looked like this:
State gov't education +40,000
State gov't non-education +7,000
Local gov't education +23,000
Local
Lance Lambert (@newslambert) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Boom-Bust. That’s what is happening to international migration to the U.S. right now AEI projects that net international migration in 2025 will finish between +115,000 to -525,000 It was +3.3 million between July 2023 to July 2024

Boom-Bust.

That’s what is happening to international migration to the U.S. right now 

AEI projects that net international migration in 2025 will finish between +115,000 to -525,000

It was +3.3 million between July 2023 to July 2024
unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Since 1989, the share of American household wealth held by the top 0.1% has increased by more than 60%. For comparison, the share of those in the 99% to 99.9% range increased about 20%, those whose wealth is in the 90% to 99% range fell 4.1%, those in the 50% to 90% range fell

Jason Hickel (@jasonhickel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Who is driving climate breakdown? Buckle up for some striking data... 🧵 1. First, global North countries are responsible for 86% of cumulative emissions in excess of the safe planetary boundary. China is responsible for 1%. The rest of the South and peripheral Europe is

Who is driving climate breakdown?  Buckle up for some striking data... 🧵

1. First, global North countries are responsible for 86% of cumulative emissions in excess of the safe planetary boundary.  

China is responsible for 1%. The rest of the South and peripheral Europe is
Lance Lambert (@newslambert) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Chart: Year-over-year shift in home prices across the 50 largest metro area housing markets Where do you think home prices in your local housing market head next? Take the TurboHome -ResiClub Housing Sentiment Survey: surveymonkey.com/r/S7L3BJ6

Chart: Year-over-year shift in home prices across the 50 largest metro area housing markets

Where do you think home prices in your local housing market head next?

Take the <a href="/_TurboHome/">TurboHome</a> -ResiClub Housing Sentiment Survey: surveymonkey.com/r/S7L3BJ6
unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A $100,000 salary in January 2020 has the same buying power as $124,353 in April 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics