EPISODE · Apr 24, 2026 · 7 MIN
You're Being Scammed and No One's Talking About It
from Real Talk with Ruben · host Ruben Gallego
JetBlue told a grieving traveler to clear his cache and cookies after jacking up his ticket $230. That wasn't an accident. That was surveillance pricing — and no one's talking about it.I introduced a bill to stop corporations from using your personal data to charge you more than your neighbor for the exact same flight. Big data shouldn't be able to exploit you at your most vulnerable moment.And then there's the tariff refund scheme. Trump's tariffs got struck down by the Supreme Court — but the corporations that paid them are getting billions back. You're not. Instead, insiders like Howard Lutnick's kids allegedly bought up those tariff promises for pennies on the dollar and are about to cash in. You got taxed twice. They got rich.This is why we fight.
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JetBlue told a grieving traveler to clear his cache and cookies after jacking up his ticket $230. That wasn't an accident. That was surveillance pricing — and no one's talking about it.I introduced a bill to stop corporations from using your personal data to charge you more than your neighbor for the exact same flight. Big data shouldn't be able to exploit you at your most vulnerable moment.And then there's the tariff refund scheme. Trump's tariffs got struck down by the Supreme Court — but the corporations that paid them are getting billions back. You're not. Instead, insiders like Howard Lutnick's kids allegedly bought up those tariff promises for pennies on the dollar and are about to cash in. You got taxed twice. They got rich.This is why we fight.
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