#expenses — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/britain/36070/ Ex-Special Forces colonel tipped for PM claimed £36,000 from taxpayer for PR and comms #Expenses #LabourLeadership #LabourParty #MPs #Parliament #PoliticsExclusive #UK #UnitedKingdom

Pauline Hanson billed taxpayers for flights to fundraisers and travel to catch Rinehart jet to Florida

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson billed taxpayers $2,000 for flights from Hobart to Brisbane after a fundraising event…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #AU #claims #expenses #flights #GinaRinehart #OneNation #paulinehanson #taxpayer #travel
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/638767/

Pauline Hanson billed taxpayers for flights to fundraisers and travel to catch Rinehart jet to Florida

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson billed taxpayers $2,000 for flights from Hobart to Brisbane after a fundraising event…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #AU #claims #expenses #flights #GinaRinehart #OneNation #paulinehanson #taxpayer #travel
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/638767/

#spending entire #paycheck on #expenses because the shit is #due but then you don’t get #paid for 2 more weeks, or you are trying to call public services for help. I made it through May.

#spending entire #paycheck on #expenses because the shit is #due but then you don’t get #paid for 2 more weeks, or you are trying to call public services for help. I made it through May.

The costs incurred by Deutsche Bahn for tackling weeds in the track ballast have risen significantly in recent years. According to information provided to the "... https://news.osna.fm/?p=41452 | #news #ban #costly #expenses #forces

The costs incurred by Deutsche Bahn for tackling weeds in the track ballast have risen significantly in recent years. According to information provided to the "... https://news.osna.fm/?p=41452 | #news #ban #costly #expenses #forces

The costs incurred by Deutsche Bahn for tackling weeds in the track ballast have risen significantly in recent years. According to information provided to the "... https://news.osna.fm/?p=41452 | #news #ban #costly #expenses #forces

The costs incurred by Deutsche Bahn for tackling weeds in the track ballast have risen significantly in recent years. According to information provided to the "... https://news.osna.fm/?p=41452 | #news #ban #costly #expenses #forces

“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money”

See how the amount donated by Americans to charity per year compares to the size of outstanding student debt. Or how Walmart’s revenue measures up against Elon Musk’s wealth. Or how the U.S. military budget stacks up against China’s… and so much more.

From the estimable David McCandless and his wonderful site Information is Beautiful, an illustration of how expenses and wealth that run to over a billion dollars compare.

“$Billions“

Then peruse “$Trillions.”

* Senator Everett Dirsen

###

As we ponder the pecuniary, we might recall that on this date in 1989, Exxon Valdez, an oil supertanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company, bound for Long Beach, California, struck Prince William Sound‘s Bligh Reef, 6 mi west of Tatitlek, Alaska. The tanker spilled more than 10 million US gallons of crude oil over the next few days.

The Exxon Valdez spill is the second largest in U.S. waters, after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in terms of volume of oil released. It is the costliest disaster ever with no direct human fatalities. The oil, extracted from the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, eventually affected 1,300 miles of coastline, of which 200 miles were heavily or moderately oiled; and it wreaked havoc with the habitats salmon, sea otters, seals, and seabirds in its path.

Exxon spent an estimated $2 billion cleaning up the spill and a further $1 billion to settle related civil and criminal charges. Exxon was also assessed another $2.5 billion in punitive damages in a suit (Exxon v. Baker)… but that was reduced by the Supreme Court to roughly $500 million. Exxon remained hugely profitable– the process of payment was drawn out over decades and long term damage continues and is not funded by Exxon. Hence, the Exxon spill is often cited as shorthand in conversations about corporate responsibility as a case of accountability for societal damage inadequately enforced.

“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money”

See how the amount donated by Americans to charity per year compares to the size of outstanding student debt. Or how Walmart’s revenue measures up against Elon Musk’s wealth. Or how the U.S. military budget stacks up against China’s… and so much more.

From the estimable David McCandless and his wonderful site Information is Beautiful, an illustration of how expenses and wealth that run to over a billion dollars compare.

“$Billions“

Then peruse “$Trillions.”

* Senator Everett Dirsen

###

As we ponder the pecuniary, we might recall that on this date in 1989, Exxon Valdez, an oil supertanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company, bound for Long Beach, California, struck Prince William Sound‘s Bligh Reef, 6 mi west of Tatitlek, Alaska. The tanker spilled more than 10 million US gallons of crude oil over the next few days.

The Exxon Valdez spill is the second largest in U.S. waters, after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in terms of volume of oil released. It is the costliest disaster ever with no direct human fatalities. The oil, extracted from the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, eventually affected 1,300 miles of coastline, of which 200 miles were heavily or moderately oiled; and it wreaked havoc with the habitats salmon, sea otters, seals, and seabirds in its path.

Exxon spent an estimated $2 billion cleaning up the spill and a further $1 billion to settle related civil and criminal charges. Exxon was also assessed another $2.5 billion in punitive damages in a suit (Exxon v. Baker)… but that was reduced by the Supreme Court to roughly $500 million. Exxon remained hugely profitable– the process of payment was drawn out over decades and long term damage continues and is not funded by Exxon. Hence, the Exxon spill is often cited as shorthand in conversations about corporate responsibility as a case of accountability for societal damage inadequately enforced.

https://www.fogolf.com/1196499/golf-why-kiwi-sam-jones-lifted-lid-on-tour-life-expenses-to-help-aspiring-professionals/ Golf: Why Kiwi Sam Jones lifted lid on tour life expenses to help aspiring professionals #AMATEUR #Aspiring #chasing #DREAM #Expenses #goals #Golf #GolfNews #golfing #Help #into #Jones #Kiwi #Lid #LIFE #Lifted #MOVING #on #Overseas #Professional #professionals #Ranks #rising #rosetinted #Sam #Scene #through #to #Tour #why

https://www.fogolf.com/1196499/golf-why-kiwi-sam-jones-lifted-lid-on-tour-life-expenses-to-help-aspiring-professionals/ Golf: Why Kiwi Sam Jones lifted lid on tour life expenses to help aspiring professionals #AMATEUR #Aspiring #chasing #DREAM #Expenses #goals #Golf #GolfNews #golfing #Help #into #Jones #Kiwi #Lid #LIFE #Lifted #MOVING #on #Overseas #Professional #professionals #Ranks #rising #rosetinted #Sam #Scene #through #to #Tour #why

Capitalism, in theory, is great. #Capitalism, as currently practiced, doesn't work very well.

Many years ago I read Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" [1]. If you don't understand #economics but want to, it's the second book I recommend you read [2] to get there. He describes how all the parts of the system work together, what influences other actors in the system, how it incorporates diverse feedback, and more.

What we actually have today, though, only approximates what Smith describes. There's too many things gummed up with collusion and political and regulatory capture and a bunch of other things, so our #economies don't run very well.

Illustration:

Sears lasted longer in Canada than it did in the USA, but it still failed. At some point, #Sears #Canada shuttered its retail operations while it tried to figure out what to do. There was a large Sears warehouse in my city, visible from a busy freeway.

So the company had no #revenue, but ongoing #expenses - like property #taxes. Some bright spark #MBA realized unimproved real estate was taxed at lower rates than buildings, so they tore the warehouse down, razed it.

It was still completely full of #merchandise at the time. I watched it. Too much trouble to sell or give away, so off to the dump.

Then Sears went bankrupt, somebody bought the land, and built a warehouse on it.

[1] As was common then, its full title is ridiculously long.
[2] The first, much easier read is Henry Hazlitt's "Economics in One Lesson".

https://www.europesays.com/ch/29749/ Alps Launches Updated Landlord/Rent Product After Rights Act – #Alps #expenses #LandlordInsurance #LegalClaims #tenant

Boomers say stop wasting money on 'luxuries.' Millennial proves they have it backwards.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/millennial-and-boomer-ex1

Boomers say stop wasting money on 'luxuries.' Millennial proves they have it backwards.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/millennial-and-boomer-ex1

Boomers say stop wasting money on 'luxuries.' Millennial proves they have it backwards.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/millennial-and-boomer-ex1

https://www.europesays.com/uk/589664/ How Bad Are Retirement Savings? Really Bad, A Study Finds #Assets #Business #ConsumerPriceIndex #DaveGoodsell #expenses #Finance #FinancialPlanning #Inflation #PersonalFinance #retirement #Savings #Schroders #UK #UnitedKingdom

How Bad Are Retirement Savings? Really Bad, A Study Finds

Worrying about money for retirement. getty A lot of Americans are approaching retirement age without the assets to…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #assets #Business #Consumerpriceindex #DaveGoodsell #expenses #Finance #FinancialPlanning #Inflation #PersonalFinance #Retirement #Savings #Schroders #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/279706/

How Bad Are Retirement Savings? Really Bad, A Study Finds

Worrying about money for retirement. getty A lot of Americans are approaching retirement age without the assets to…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #assets #AU #Australia #Business #Consumerpriceindex #DaveGoodsell #expenses #Finance #financialplanning #inflation #PersonalFinance #Retirement #Savings #Schroders
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/304435/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/196715/ How Bad Are Retirement Savings? Really Bad, A Study Finds #assets #Business #ConsumerPriceIndex #DaveGoodsell #Éire #expenses #FinancialPlanning #IE #inflation #Ireland #PersonalFinance #PersonalFinance #Retirement #savings #schroders

Microsoft's folds losses from OpenAI into $4.7B expense line – "other"

https://www.theverge.com/news/806880/microsofts-not-very-open-about-openai

#HackerNews #Microsoft #OpenAI #Expenses #Microsoft #Losses #Tech #News #Financials

Law firm sued for alleged misuse of employee retirement funds

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A class action lawsuit has been filed against a metro area law firm…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #allegedly #app #blackwell #break #Business #CA #Canada #employee #expenses #Facebook #Finance #firm #for #Google #husch #its #KC #Law #Meta #nextdoor #pay #PersonalFinance #Retirement #sued #to #Twitter #using #x.
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/149613/

#Financial #Tips for a Smart #SchoolYear

#Families can #savemoney and build strong #financial #habits for the future by tracking #expenses, teaching their #students about #budgeting and credit, and using #familyfriendly #banking options.

https://wordinblack.com/2025/09/financial-tips-for-a-smart-school-year/

#KristiNoem faced scrutiny for her #expenses when she served as #governor of #SouthDakota. She spent $68k in #taxpayer funds to refurbish the governor’s mansion with a sauna, chandelier & other amenities, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported in 2021. And South Dakota picked up the tab for at least $150k in campaign & personal travel for Noem related to her security when she was governor, the AP reported this year.

#waste #fraud #Trump #law #military #government #excess
https://wtop.com/national/2025/03/kristi-noem-refused-to-say-who-financed-some-of-her-travel-it-was-taxpayers-who-were-on-the-hook/

US homeowners are sinking $21K a year into their homes — thanks to these invisible expenses. Are you doing the same?

dasha11 / envato Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #Bankrate #Business #CA #Canada #expenses #Finance #homeownership #JeffBezos #PersonalFinance #RobertKiyosaki
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/59512/

US homeowners are sinking $21K a year into their homes — thanks to these invisible expenses. Are you doing the same?

dasha11 / envato Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content…
#NewsBeep #News #Personalfinance #AU #Australia #Bankrate #Business #expenses #Finance #homeownership #JeffBezos #PersonalFinance #RobertKiyosaki
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/56074/

I was about to setup a group with #splitwise, and then discovered it has a great #FLOSS alternative: https://spliit.app

Their header says it best:
> Share Expenses with Friends & Family
> No ads. No account. Open Source. Forever Free.

#spliit #spliitApp #expenses

https://airlinegeeks.com/2025/06/09/spirit-warns-of-tariff-impact/#

Spirit Warns of Tariff Impact

#spirit #airlines #spiritairlines #us #trump #tariffs #impact #import #airbus #aircraft #parts #operations #price #hikes #europe #maintenance #costs #customers #flyers #travel #flight #airport #traveller #traveler #tourism #usa #business #expenses #ecomics #economy

#trump #tariffs #us #tax #consumer #food #grocery #groceries #consumers #family #families #costs #household #expenses #inflation #trumpflation #trumpnomics #trade #mexico #canada #economics #economy #trump #politics #uspolitics #uspol #TGT #target

Trump’s Mexico tariffs could raise produce prices in the next few days, Target CEO says

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/04/trump-mexico-tariffs-will-raise-produce-prices-target-ceo-cornell-says.html

#DonaldTrump Has Run Into #MoneyProblems Due To The #Cost Of His #Rallies

These #unresolved #debts aren't just a #burden for #city #governments; they also negatively impact the #taxpaying #residents of those #municipalities

— No City should be giving Trump any #credit, they should be demanding to be #paidupfront for their share of the #expenses related to his #propaganda #rallies.

https://www.thelist.com/1672673/donald-trump-facing-money-problems-due-to-rally-costs/

#DonaldTrump Has Run Into #MoneyProblems Due To The #Cost Of His #Rallies

These #unresolved #debts aren't just a #burden for #city #governments; they also negatively impact the #taxpaying #residents of those #municipalities

— No City should be giving Trump any #credit, they should be demanding to be #paidupfront for their share of the #expenses related to his #propaganda #rallies.

https://www.thelist.com/1672673/donald-trump-facing-money-problems-due-to-rally-costs/

#DonaldTrump Has Run Into #MoneyProblems Due To The #Cost Of His #Rallies

These #unresolved #debts aren't just a #burden for #city #governments; they also negatively impact the #taxpaying #residents of those #municipalities

— No City should be giving Trump any #credit, they should be demanding to be #paidupfront for their share of the #expenses related to his #propaganda #rallies.

https://www.thelist.com/1672673/donald-trump-facing-money-problems-due-to-rally-costs/

#DonaldTrump Has Run Into #MoneyProblems Due To The #Cost Of His #Rallies

These #unresolved #debts aren't just a #burden for #city #governments; they also negatively impact the #taxpaying #residents of those #municipalities

— No City should be giving Trump any #credit, they should be demanding to be #paidupfront for their share of the #expenses related to his #propaganda #rallies.

https://www.thelist.com/1672673/donald-trump-facing-money-problems-due-to-rally-costs/

#DonaldTrump Has Run Into #MoneyProblems Due To The #Cost Of His #Rallies

These #unresolved #debts aren't just a #burden for #city #governments; they also negatively impact the #taxpaying #residents of those #municipalities

— No City should be giving Trump any #credit, they should be demanding to be #paidupfront for their share of the #expenses related to his #propaganda #rallies.

https://www.thelist.com/1672673/donald-trump-facing-money-problems-due-to-rally-costs/

I have done my #expenses (for July but, still).

I have #booked a work train trip for a client visit tomorrow.

I have updated my #CV and applied for a job (chancing my arm with this one but you never know).

My #admin game is on point this morning and this is a *very big deal* for me.

#GoMe #RoundOfApplause

As #Tampon #Prices #Surge with #Inflation, We Need to Talk About The #Cost of #Womens #Healthcare

In recent years, the #price for #periodproducts has risen tremendously due to #profittaking being labled as #inflation, forcing #women throughout the #US to make difficult choices about their #expenses and their #wellbeing.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Health #Menstruation #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Misogyny

https://www.theflowspace.com/interpersonal-health/self/tampon-prices-inflation-womens-healthcare-2950584/

Seriously, what is IPSA for?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/14/watchdog-says-expense-claims-by-scottish-tory-leader-within-rules

#IPSA #Expenses #DouglasRoss #LinesmanOrMP #WhoKnows

Seriously, what is IPSA for?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/14/watchdog-says-expense-claims-by-scottish-tory-leader-within-rules

#IPSA #Expenses #DouglasRoss #LinesmanOrMP #WhoKnows

Seriously, what is IPSA for?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/14/watchdog-says-expense-claims-by-scottish-tory-leader-within-rules

#IPSA #Expenses #DouglasRoss #LinesmanOrMP #WhoKnows

#香港人加油 #HongKong #MPF
"survey by Schroeder’s tt found the average #Hongkonger faces a US$307,298 #gap btw their expected post-retirement #expenses & the money available in their #pension funds. Almost 75% (😨!) of the 1,000 Mandatory #ProvidentFund members surveyed believe they will need to continue working beyond the expected #retirement age to make ends meet.. Many Hongkongers are in #survival mode & the #stress tt comes with that has gravely affected our mental #health"
https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3265749/smile-more-first-give-hongkongers-something-be-happy-about

Esther McVey claims expenses to rent flat while husband lets out nearby home | MPs' expenses | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/21/esther-mcvey-expenses-flat-philip-davies

#McVey
#Expenses

#GeorgeSantos #freaksout over "abhorrent" #Factcheck against him on #Twitter.

Mr. Santos, a member of the #RepublicanParty, faces allegations of #Misusing #campaign #funds for #personal #expenses and #impersonating #supporters to #steal #money.

https://boingboing.net/2023/10/26/george-santos-freaks-out-over-abhorrent-fact-check-against-him-on-twitter.html

#GeorgeSantos #freaksout over "abhorrent" #Factcheck against him on #Twitter.

Mr. Santos, a member of the #RepublicanParty, faces allegations of #Misusing #campaign #funds for #personal #expenses and #impersonating #supporters to #steal #money.

https://boingboing.net/2023/10/26/george-santos-freaks-out-over-abhorrent-fact-check-against-him-on-twitter.html

#GeorgeSantos #freaksout over "abhorrent" #Factcheck against him on #Twitter.

Mr. Santos, a member of the #RepublicanParty, faces allegations of #Misusing #campaign #funds for #personal #expenses and #impersonating #supporters to #steal #money.

https://boingboing.net/2023/10/26/george-santos-freaks-out-over-abhorrent-fact-check-against-him-on-twitter.html

#GeorgeSantos #freaksout over "abhorrent" #Factcheck against him on #Twitter.

Mr. Santos, a member of the #RepublicanParty, faces allegations of #Misusing #campaign #funds for #personal #expenses and #impersonating #supporters to #steal #money.

https://boingboing.net/2023/10/26/george-santos-freaks-out-over-abhorrent-fact-check-against-him-on-twitter.html

#GeorgeSantos #freaksout over "abhorrent" #Factcheck against him on #Twitter.

Mr. Santos, a member of the #RepublicanParty, faces allegations of #Misusing #campaign #funds for #personal #expenses and #impersonating #supporters to #steal #money.

https://boingboing.net/2023/10/26/george-santos-freaks-out-over-abhorrent-fact-check-against-him-on-twitter.html

Anti-vax MP Andrew Bridgen charges taxpayer for Twitter premium to promote Covid conspiracies | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andrew-bridgen-reclaim-anti-vax-b2411611.html

#AntiVaccine
#AntiVax
#MP
#TwitterX
#TwitterXPremium
#CovidConspiracyTheories
#Bridgen
#Expenses
#Mordaunt
#Fox
#Hancock
#ReclaimParty

MPs’ expenses: Watchdog announces review of spending on PR firms, following openDemocracy probe.

openDemocracy investigation revealed how MPs could potentially pay friends on expenses to help fight elections.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/mp-expenses-review-over-pr-firms-announced-ipsa/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=newsie_social&utm_content=ipsa_pr_review

#UK #Politics #Transparency #Expenses #Journalism #UKPol #UKPolitics #PR #PublicRelations #Elections #IPSA