Scotts 2 Cents https://scotts2cents.com Because sometimes things just need to be said.... Sat, 14 Nov 2026 20:13:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://scotts2cents.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-5B3591FB-539B-4A48-B259-9096E587578A-32x32.jpeg Scotts 2 Cents https://scotts2cents.com 32 32 Democrats and Hawley Both Want a Congressional Stock Ban in 2027. So Why Didn’t We Get One in July? https://scotts2cents.com/democrats-and-hawley-both-want-a-congressional-stock-ban-in-2027-so-why-didnt-we-get-one-in-july/ https://scotts2cents.com/democrats-and-hawley-both-want-a-congressional-stock-ban-in-2027-so-why-didnt-we-get-one-in-july/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2026 20:13:22 +0000 https://scotts2cents.com/democrats-and-hawley-both-want-a-congressional-stock-ban-in-2027-so-why-didnt-we-get-one-in-july/ Seventy-six percent of Americans say members of Congress shouldn’t be allowed to buy and sell individual stocks. Six percent say they should. That’s from an Economist/YouGov poll in May, and I would genuinely like to meet the six percent. This week Reuters reported that Democrats, who are on track for at least 255 House seats ...

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]]> https://scotts2cents.com/democrats-and-hawley-both-want-a-congressional-stock-ban-in-2027-so-why-didnt-we-get-one-in-july/feed/ 1 The Senate Voted 73-25 to Speed Up Energy Permits. One Power Project Took Nearly Two Decades to Get Built. https://scotts2cents.com/the-senate-voted-73-25-to-speed-up-energy-permits-one-power-project-took-nearly-two-decades-to-get-built/ https://scotts2cents.com/the-senate-voted-73-25-to-speed-up-energy-permits-one-power-project-took-nearly-two-decades-to-get-built/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2026 19:15:06 +0000 https://scotts2cents.com/the-senate-voted-73-25-to-speed-up-energy-permits-one-power-project-took-nearly-two-decades-to-get-built/ Four senators, two Republicans and two Democrats, wrote a bill together, and on Monday the Senate voted 73-25 to move it forward. Mark the date, because it doesn’t happen often. The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act comes from Shelley Moore Capito, Mike Lee, Martin Heinrich and Sheldon Whitehouse, and it goes after permitting, the ...

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]]> https://scotts2cents.com/the-senate-voted-73-25-to-speed-up-energy-permits-one-power-project-took-nearly-two-decades-to-get-built/feed/ 0 Walmart’s Early Black Friday Started Today. Black Friday Is Still Two Weeks Away. https://scotts2cents.com/walmarts-early-black-friday-started-today-black-friday-is-still-two-weeks-away/ https://scotts2cents.com/walmarts-early-black-friday-started-today-black-friday-is-still-two-weeks-away/#respond Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:12:40 +0000 https://scotts2cents.com/walmarts-early-black-friday-started-today-black-friday-is-still-two-weeks-away/ Walmart’s “early Black Friday” sale started today. Black Friday is November 27. You can do that math without a calculator, and so can Walmart. The retailer is running three events this year, per Retail Dive: early deals November 12 through 15, the main Black Friday sale November 23 through 29, then Cyber Monday from November ...

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]]> https://scotts2cents.com/walmarts-early-black-friday-started-today-black-friday-is-still-two-weeks-away/feed/ 0 Disney Wants Up to $229 for a Christmas Party, and It Keeps Selling Out. So Who’s Wrong, Disney or Us? https://scotts2cents.com/disney-wants-up-to-229-for-a-christmas-party-and-it-keeps-selling-out-so-whos-wrong-disney-or-us/ https://scotts2cents.com/disney-wants-up-to-229-for-a-christmas-party-and-it-keeps-selling-out-so-whos-wrong-disney-or-us/#respond Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:15:06 +0000 https://scotts2cents.com/disney-wants-up-to-229-for-a-christmas-party-and-it-keeps-selling-out-so-whos-wrong-disney-or-us/ Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party tickets run $189 to $229 a head this year, depending on the night, and that’s before tax. Kids 3 to 9 get a $10 break. Disney World sells 25 of these nights between November 8 and December 22, and as of this week one recap says every November night is ...

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]]> https://scotts2cents.com/disney-wants-up-to-229-for-a-christmas-party-and-it-keeps-selling-out-so-whos-wrong-disney-or-us/feed/ 0 Dozens of Chains Are Handing Veterans Free Meals Tomorrow. The VA Clearing 3.1 Million Claims Is the Better Thank-You. https://scotts2cents.com/dozens-of-chains-are-handing-veterans-free-meals-tomorrow-the-va-clearing-3-1-million-claims-is-the-better-thank-you/ https://scotts2cents.com/dozens-of-chains-are-handing-veterans-free-meals-tomorrow-the-va-clearing-3-1-million-claims-is-the-better-thank-you/#respond Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:17:16 +0000 https://scotts2cents.com/dozens-of-chains-are-handing-veterans-free-meals-tomorrow-the-va-clearing-3-1-million-claims-is-the-better-thank-you/ Tomorrow is Veterans Day, and anyone with a military ID and a free morning can eat for free from breakfast straight through dinner. Denny’s is giving away an Original Grand Slam until noon. Golden Corral runs a free “Thank You” dinner starting at 4 p.m. Outback is handing out a free Bloomin’ Onion today and ...

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]]> https://scotts2cents.com/dozens-of-chains-are-handing-veterans-free-meals-tomorrow-the-va-clearing-3-1-million-claims-is-the-better-thank-you/feed/ 0 Thanksgiving Dinner Is About $2 More This Year. Cranberries Are Up 15%, and Nobody Should Panic. https://scotts2cents.com/thanksgiving-dinner-is-about-2-more-this-year-cranberries-are-up-15-and-nobody-should-panic/ https://scotts2cents.com/thanksgiving-dinner-is-about-2-more-this-year-cranberries-are-up-15-and-nobody-should-panic/#respond Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:12:48 +0000 https://scotts2cents.com/thanksgiving-dinner-is-about-2-more-this-year-cranberries-are-up-15-and-nobody-should-panic/ The Thanksgiving price panic is here, and the number at the center of it is two dollars. PwC says the average American family will spend about $90 on the big dinner this year, up from $88 last year. That’s it. A latte and a half. If a $2 bump on the biggest meal of the ...

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]]> https://scotts2cents.com/thanksgiving-dinner-is-about-2-more-this-year-cranberries-are-up-15-and-nobody-should-panic/feed/ 0 Your 2027 Social Security Raise Is 3.6%. Medicare’s Bite Is Smaller Than the Headlines Say. https://scotts2cents.com/your-2027-social-security-raise-is-3-6-medicares-bite-is-smaller-than-the-headlines-say/ https://scotts2cents.com/your-2027-social-security-raise-is-3-6-medicares-bite-is-smaller-than-the-headlines-say/#respond Sun, 08 Nov 2026 19:15:08 +0000 https://scotts2cents.com/your-2027-social-security-raise-is-3-6-medicares-bite-is-smaller-than-the-headlines-say/ Every October, the same headline shows up: your Social Security raise is coming, and Medicare is going to eat it. This year the raise is 3.6%, announced October 14, and the headline is already back. I ran the numbers, because that’s apparently my hobby now. The average retired worker gets about $75 more a month, ...

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]]> https://scotts2cents.com/your-2027-social-security-raise-is-3-6-medicares-bite-is-smaller-than-the-headlines-say/feed/ 0 Democrats Won Both Chambers and Trump Kept the Veto. That’s the Setup I Want. https://scotts2cents.com/democrats-won-both-chambers-and-trump-kept-the-veto-thats-the-setup-i-want/ https://scotts2cents.com/democrats-won-both-chambers-and-trump-kept-the-veto-thats-the-setup-i-want/#respond Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:37:17 +0000 https://scotts2cents.com/democrats-won-both-chambers-and-trump-kept-the-veto-thats-the-setup-i-want/ Voters picked a Democratic Congress and kept a Republican president, which is about the closest thing to a spending freeze this country ever gets by accident. The Associated Press and ABC News projected this week that Democrats won both the House and the Senate. Trump’s answer was to remind everybody he still has a veto. ...

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