#retirees — Public Fediverse posts

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice

When she asked why she was being detained, an officer told her his supervisor had instructed him to hold her. “Individual ICE agents get money per head that they detain – the guards told me that,” Karen says.

#EU #TravelWarning #USA #EconomicAssault #Kidnapping #Bonuses #Travelers #Retirees #TravelIndustry #Impoverishment #Detention

#InsuranceLobbyists block #federal crackdown on costly [good] #retirement advice

The #FinancialServicesIndustry has blocked the #Biden admin from requiring #brokers to put #retirees’ needs first — above lucrative #commissions.

To protect older Americans’ #LifeSavings, #POTUS #JoeBiden pledged in Oct to crack down on #financial advisers who recommend #investments just because they pay higher commissions. Then the insurance industry got to work.

#law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/11/insurance-lobbyists-block-fiduciary-rule/