Institutional-Sabotage

ACA Enhanced Subsidies Set to Expire, Threatening 20M with 114% Premium Increases

| Importance: 8/10

Kaiser Family Foundation analysis revealed that enhanced ACA premium tax credits helping over 20 million Americans afford health coverage are set to expire December 31, 2025, triggering an average 114% premium increase ($1,016 annually). Households at 150-200% of poverty level would see premiums …

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Wall Street Journal: FEMA Paralyzed by Noem's Approval Requirements as Disaster Victims Wait

| Importance: 8/10

The Wall Street Journal reported FEMA is paralyzed under Secretary Kristi Noem’s requirement that any expenditure over $100,000 must pass through up to a dozen layers of review requiring her personal sign-off. Four months after a mile-wide tornado devastated St. Louis on May 16, killing five …

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Warns of Job Cuts After Congress Halves Funding Cap

| Importance: 8/10

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau notified employees of potential job cuts after Congress halved its funding cap, following Trump’s earlier purge of Director Rohit Chopra. The CFPB, established after the 2008 financial crisis to protect consumers from predatory lending, credit card …

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