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Biden's War on Junk Fees

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Slate

News, Daily News, News Commentary, Politics

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Extra charges and fees for everything from booking a hotel to buying concert tickets have become an insidious part of daily life. President Biden is hoping that by outlawing so-called “junk fees,” he can win some goodwill with voters before the election. Will it work? Guest: David Dayen, Executive Editor of The American Prospect, author of Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Podcast production by Paige Osburn, Elena Schwartz, Rob Gunther, Madeline Ducharme, and Anna Phillips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:06.0

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0:12.0

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0:16.9

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0:19.0

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0:20.9

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0:24.0

Tees and sees apply.

0:25.0

Soul traders or limited company directors in the UK can apply.

0:28.0

What will the future of abortion look like in America?

0:33.0

It might look a lot like the past.

0:36.0

Over 50 years later, I still don't know exactly what happened to me.

0:40.0

I'm Susan Matthews.

0:42.0

We're telling the forgotten story of the first woman ever

0:45.1

to be convicted of manslaughter for getting an abortion. It's always women who have

0:49.4

the abortions, but it's always men who make the longs. That's Sloburn, Row be wait. If you are

1:06.6

are incredibly nerdy like me you had a moment from last week's State of the Union

1:11.8

that you picked as a favorite.

1:14.4

Maybe it worked as theater, maybe it spoke to something deeply important to you.

1:19.9

My moment was about snack food.

1:23.0

Too many corporations raise prices to pad the profits,

1:28.2

charging more or more for less and less.

1:31.3

That's why it's cracking down on corporations and engaged in price gouging and deceptive pricing.

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