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- U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland sued to break up Ticketmaster and Live Nation, controlling 70% of concerts.
- Groundwork Collaborative estimates the “annoyance economy” costs Americans over $165 billion annually.
- President Joe Biden targeted airline fees, bank overdraft charges, high credit-card fees, and medical-debt reporting.
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) head Rohit Chopra said the agency saved consumers $10 billion.
- President Donald Trump defunded the CFPB, leaving skeletal staff and costing Americans $26.5 billion.
