Follow the Money Up

Who's Setting the Prices

Every cost you just saw traces back to specific companies and specific decisions. Click to investigate.

Groceries
Four companies set the price. An algorithm sets your price.
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Healthcare
Your premium is $27K. The nearest hospital has no competition.
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Housing
An algorithm told every landlord in your zip code to raise rent at once.
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Childcare
Workers earn $15/hr. You pay $26K/yr. The math doesn't work for anyone.
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The Wage Gap
Corporate profits outpaced your raise nearly 4 to 1 since 1979.
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Education
Pell Grants covered 80% of tuition in 1975. Today: 27%. The SAVE plan: killed.
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Energy & Environment
They got $35 billion in subsidies. Your bill went up $18/month. The math isn't complicated.
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Data: Economic Security Project, CBO, BLS, KFF, NAR, Federal Reserve, DOJ