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AXIOS (Kelly Tyko) - Dollar stores, off-price chains and Best Buy all sent the same message: Value matters

American shoppers are still spending — but they're becoming pickier about where their money goes. Why it matters: Results Thursday from Dollar Tree, Burlington, Best Buy and Kohl's suggest that consumers are still willing to spend on bargains and small indulgences — yet are becoming increasingly selective as higher gas prices and other everyday costs pressure household budgets. The big picture: Retailers gaining traction right now are the ones giving shoppers clear value , convenience or a reason to spend. - Dollar Tree CEO Mike Creedon said customers remain "value focused" as higher fuel prices and broader economic uncertainty pressure budgets. - "People still want to treat themselves," Creedon said, describing Dollar Tree as a…

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Alan Pell Crawford) - Capitalism Has Its Uses—Bernie Says So

Plus: staring Zoomers and a fresh war. The post Capitalism Has Its Uses—Bernie Says So appeared first on The American Conservative .

Political Asylum Capitalism Has Its Uses—Bernie Says So Plus: staring Zoomers and a fresh war. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) want to impose a 5 percent wealth tax on billionaires, which seems predictable enough. This tax would bring in $4.4 trillion over the next decade, apparently, which would then be passed along—minus administrative overhead, of course—to people in households making less than $150,000 a year. Sanders and Khanna, of course, won’t pocket any of the money themselves, but that’s okay. They already make $174,000 a year, hardly a princely sum these days, but more than most Americans take home.…Open