Of Consuming Interest

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COVID tests our patience Jan 23, 2021

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Doug Badger, with the Heritage Foundation, discusses why there is a need for fast, inexpensive self-testing for COVID-19. He also talks about a recent study that looked at the effectiveness of lockdowns, social distancing, masks and other measure for avoiding the virus.

It's in your interest to save on interest Jan 10, 2021

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Jill Gonzales, a senior analyst with WalletHub.com, discusses a recent survey of consumer spending and ways to save on interest payments for revolving credit card debt.

Stop cyberthieves Dec 19, 2020

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Kelvin Coleman, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance, discusses the simple but effective methods of protecting your home and business from cyberthieves.

The downside to electric cars Dec 12, 2020

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Ben Lieberman of the Competitive Enterprise Institute describes the problems associated with the push for electric cars which will result in an increased demand for electricity and problems with recycling the batteries which contain highly dangerous materials.

The ratings game Dec 05, 2020

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Elizabeth Casey of the Fox Corp. discusses the TV ratings system, how it was developed, the amount of time and effort put into making sure the system is accurate and the high utilization by parents.

Finding your way through the thicket of regulations Nov 21, 2020

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Ryan Young of the Competitive Enterprise Institute discusses the 1.1 million federal regulations, the need for sunset laws and the cost to business as well as consumers.

COVID's not a hoax but it has opened the door to many scams Nov 14, 2020

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Lauren Hall with Consumer Action discusses the latest issue of ScamGram and the scams that plague consumers, including fake COVID-19 cures, how crooks use names of major online retailers to scams consumers and much more.

Help for people overwhelmed by debt in a pandemic Oct 31, 2020

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Bruce McClary of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling discusses special hardship programs for people in debt, the scams that are surfacing and the protections for people who are behind in their rent.

The right phone plan could save you thousands Oct 24, 2020

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Jill Gonzalez, an analyst with Wallet Hub, discusses smart phones, the different service providers and a study that indicates consumers can save thousands of dollars by choosing the best plan.

Insurance fraud in a pandemic Oct 17, 2020

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Jim Quiggle of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud discusses the latest trends in insurance fraud, including telemedicine and COVID-19, and talks about the Hall of Shame, which is a collection of the most notorious insurance fraudsters.

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