The increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, like the floods we’ve been experiencing recently in the St. Louis area, has cost upwards of $100 billion per year in the last decade.
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At an average of just over 2 percent of the purchase price, the credit card industry claims the “swipe” fees charged to merchants to process transactions are small. But that 2 cents on every dollar adds up quickly – swipe fees cost merchants nearly $138 billion last year.
The Governor is right about the need for relief, but, unfortunately his approach to meeting those needs will only make matters worse for most of us.
It’s been a difficult couple of years for everyone. Between the pandemic, and now rising inflation these haven’t been the easiest of times.
Over eight weeks this summer, as participants in the Bank of America Student Leaders program, we were given the opportunity to work with nonprofit organizations in our respective cities.
Ah, another special session to promote economic development at the expense of free-market principles.
The last thing Congress should do right now is make life harder for them by imposing punishing regulations on their credit cards.
These tax credit programs work; they have been operating successfully for over two decades.
The State of Missouri has an opening for Attorney General. The job requires experience in prosecution, politics, and government administration. The ideal candidate would commit to serving in the position for a while before seeking promotion, and it would be outstanding if the successful applicant focused more on dragging sex offenders, not school board members into court.
The simple answer could be that agriculture is one of this state’s main revenue producers adding around $94 billion each year to our economy.