Americans Pay For Being Lazy, A Widening Wealth Gap, Where Buying Is Cheaper Than Renting And More

Thursday, June 21, 2012 Americans Love Convenience More Than They Hate Bank Fees Have you ever paid slightly more in ATM fees just because you were too lazy to cross the street to visit a bank with cheaper rates? You're not alone. Americans are in love with convenience, even if it fosters resentment about the cost. Turns out a sizable chunk of Americans still want to get divorced from their big bank because of issues like high fees and poor customer service. A new report by Javelin Strategy & Research, a market research firm, showed that 11 percent of consumers surveyed said they want to dump their primary banking institution in the next year. And if a similar proportion of the American public follows through on this sentiment, that could represent at least $675 billion in deposits changing hands. Big Bank Fined For Overcharging Customers Recession Made Wealth Gap Between Blacks, Whites Even Huger 12 Cities Where Buying A Home Is Cheaper Than Renting Doomsday Prophet Found Guilty Of Tax Evasion Woman Stole $10.2 Million From Her Employers BLOG POSTS Robert Scheer: Health Care: Give the People What They Want Let me humbly suggest that as an alternative to a mandatory system rejected by the majority, we return to the idea of covering most people by attracting them to quality public and private programs through consumer choice. It's called Medicare and it works splendidly. Matt Heineman: The Health of Our Nation Hangs in the Balance There are innovative solutions already at work in communities across the country. There are very smart clinicians, hospital administrators, policy-makers, business executives, and community leaders who are fighting to rescue the system. Gene Marks: Healthcare Reform? Supreme Court? Doesn't Matter To Me Our health system will still be far from perfect. But whatever the case, my small business is really just a bystander to the whole event. So go ahead Justices, rule as you see fit. It's not going to make much of a difference to me. Matt Kepnes: 20 Ways To Cut Your Expenses And Have Money For Travel I want to highlight the ways I cut expenses before I left on my trip in order to save money for travel. There are some added ones in here too that didn't apply to me but might apply to you! Preeti Vissa: Sssshhh!!! Don't Tell Anyone, but Your Government Is Doing Something Good The message that government rules stifle economic activity is so pervasive that it's easy to forget that intelligent regulation can protect the economic well-being of ordinary Americans, preserving jobs and helping the whole economy.

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