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<ul><li>Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration partially rolled back the hostel fee that it had hiked. </li><li>According to the revised fee structure, the charges of a single room have been reduced to ₹200 per month against ₹600 proposed earlier and ₹100 for a shared double room against ₹300. </li><li>However, the student union has called the move a ‘trap’ as they continue to protest. </li></ul> After days of massive student protest, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration partially rolled back the hostel fee hikes. R Subrahmanyam, secretary of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) confirmed the same on Twitter. <div type="twitter" handle="subrahyd" handlename="R. Subrahmanyam" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1028304137820098561/HeLLqqV__normal.jpg" favoritecount="604" retweetcount="237" status="#JNU Executive Committee announces major roll-back in the hostel fee and other stipulations. Also proposes a scheme… https://t.co/2P31WDNShM" createdat="1573642824000" id="1194570703174918144"></div>

 According to the revised fee structure, the charges of a single room have been reduced to ₹200 per month against ₹600 proposed earlier and ₹100 for a shared double room against ₹300. The old charges for single and double rooms were ₹20 and ₹10, respectively. The move comes in the back of the ongoing protests by university students who were rallying against the fee hike, dress code and hostel curfews that the top university has now mandated. However, the student union has called the move a ‘trap’ and they continue to protest. The university administration had <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">hiked</a> the hostel mess security fee from ₹5,500 to ₹12,000, adding a service charge worth ₹1,700. Added to this, hostel curfews and a dress code also did not resonate well with the students. The university mandated 11 pm as a curfew for hostel students. "While we were paying ₹2,500 a month earlier, we will now have to pay ₹7,000. We are compelled to protest because our issues have not been addressed,” JNU students <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/protest-breaks-out-at-jnu-over-fee-hike-on-convocation-day-2130632">told</a> NDTV. The protest also coincided with the institute’s third convocation ceremony. The student body called for a boycott as they demanded a complete rollback. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/rajmal-meena-jnu-guard-help-from-neo-stencil-to-become-ias/articleshow/70275974.cms">Meet Rajmal Meena, a security guard from JNU who cleared university’s entrance examination, and is now aiming to become an IAS officer</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ca-aspirants-want-icai-to-amend-regulation-that-allows-re-valuation/articleshow/71308772.cms">CA aspirants want ICAI to amend regulation that allows re-valuation</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/hundreds-of-indias-aspiring-chartered-accountants-are-furious-and-protesting-on-the-streets/articleshow/71286881.cms">Hundreds of India's aspiring chartered accountants are furious and protesting on the streets</a>

JNU announces a partial rollback in hostel fee hikes amid massive protests

<ul><li>Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students march to the Parliament, ahead of winter session. </li><li>Despite the partial rollback, students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have been protesting against the hostel fee hikes and curfew timings. </li><li>The government has imposed section 144 near the parliament.</li></ul>The <keyword id="6347348" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="JNU-student-protest">JNU student protest</keyword> might soon take a political turn as they are now marching to the Parliament — as the winter session is in progress. They want to appeal to the MPs to ‘save public education’. The government imposed Section 144 near the Parliament and deployed nearly 700 security personnel outside the JNU campus — in anticipation of the protest. Despite the partial fee rollback, students have been protesting over hostel fee and curfews. The student union claims that the institute’s decision to raise hostel, mess and security fee by 400% — is unfair. "At a time when fee hikes are rampant across the country, students have emerged as the first line of defence for inclusive education. We invite all students of Delhi, to join us as we march on foot from JNU to Parliament on the first day of the winter session of Parliament," the JNUSU said. But not many have been coming out in support of the protest. “There are 8,000 students in the university and at least 6,000 of them want to attend classes. But 200 or so students are not allowing them and have created an atmosphere of terror,” a JNU professor <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/jnu-fee-hike-protests-live-updates-students-to-march-to-parliament-today/liveblog/72103170.cms">told</a> the Times of India. The agitation has forced the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) to form a three-member high powered committee to look into the matter. The university administration <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">hiked</a> the hostel mess security fee from ₹5,500 to ₹12,000, adding a service charge worth ₹1,700. It also increased the charges of a single room from ₹20 to ₹600 per month and to ₹300 for a double bed room which is to be shared. However last Thursday on November 14, the institution announced a partial rollback, reducing the charges for single room to ₹ 200 per month and ₹100 for a shared double room. Added to this, hostel curfews and a dress code also did not resonate well with the students. The university mandated 11 pm curfew for hostel students. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-administration-hikes-the-hostel-mess-and-security-fee-by-close-to-400/articleshow/72021155.cms">JNU administration hikes the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-announces-a-partial-rollback-in-hostel-fee-hikes-amid-massive-protests/articleshow/72040900.cms">JNU announces a partial rollback in hostel fee hikes amid massive protests</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/the-hostel-fee-hike-in-jnu-has-become-another-flashpoint-in-indian-politics-both-in-the-real-world-and-the-virtual/articleshow/72067289.cms">The hostel fee hike in JNU has become another flashpoint in Indian politics — both in the real world and the virtual</a>

JNU students march to Parliament defying Section 144 imposed by the government

<ul><li>People across social media platforms were unilaterally supporting the student protest against Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). </li><li>However, after the act of defamation of <keyword id="1537011" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Swami-Vivekananda-statue">Swami Vivekananda statue</keyword> the social media outrage has shown the other side to the hostel fee hikes at the university. </li><li>JNU’s revised hostel fees is at least one-fifth of the charges across premier Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) in Delhi and Mumbai, according to an ET report. </li></ul>Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students who are protesting against hostel fee hikes were receiving a lot of support from the social media. However, the narrative took an about-turn after students defaced <keyword id="6364300" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Swami-Vivekananda">Swami Vivekananda</keyword> statue along with the admin block of the university even after the fees were partially rolled back. 
	
	
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 After that, a lot of social media users are pointing out to many issues around the key reasons for the protest — revision on hostel fees. The university revised the fee after 14 years. This is the longest gap in hostel fee revision among the top central universities in India. In spite of the increase, it is at least one-fifth of the charges across premier Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) in Delhi and Mumbai. “How are the protests against fee-hikes justified?” said a Twitter user. 
	
	
	<div type="twitter" handle="MakrandParanspe" handlename="Makarand R Paranjape" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/963783801540263936/NY1aKBGP_normal.jpg" favoritecount="1456" retweetcount="700" status="https://t.co/6qD9nDrDzH Some of these same agitating students paid school fees of Rs 4-5k p.m. in convents/private… https://t.co/yTH87Qs5mS" createdat="1573581443000" id="1194313254761160705"></div>







 The revised hostel fee for JNU students, after the partial rollback is at ₹3,600 per year and ₹1,800 for students belonging to below-poverty line sections. On the other hand, the annual hostel charges across IIT Delhi and Mumbai campuses range between ₹15,000 and ₹20,000. While some people are supporting the outrage, others are agitated by the overhaul. “Students should give written undertakings that they will not participate in strikes/protests,” said another user. 
	
	
	<div type="twitter" handle="Clearsrini" handlename="B. Srinivas" image="http://abs.twimg.com/sticky/default_profile_images/default_profile_normal.png" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" status="@AFaujiBrat @ShefVaidya To overhaul JNU, faculty who promote such behaviour should be fired. Students should give w… https://t.co/y6yg08SvDn" createdat="1573790802000" id="1195191369796476929"></div>







 The move raised questions on nationalism and human rights violation as well. In a recent move, a few agitating students of the varsity occupied the administration block, defaced almost every wall of the block with graffiti against the JNU administration and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The students allegedly defacing the statue of Swami Vivekananda, which is yet to be inaugurated. 
	
	
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 However, the student protests are expected to intensify in the next few days, as per IANS. "We will intensify the protests and have given a call to the whole university to join in," said JNU Students Union General Secretary Satish Chandra Yadav. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-administration-hikes-the-hostel-mess-and-security-fee-by-close-to-400/articleshow/72021155.cms">JNU administration hikes the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-announces-a-partial-rollback-in-hostel-fee-hikes-amid-massive-protests/articleshow/72040900.cms">JNU announces a partial rollback in hostel fee hikes amid massive protests</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-students-intensify-protest-on-fee-hikes-deface-the-varsitys-admin-block/articleshow/72055524.cms">JNU students intensify protest on fee hikes, deface the varsity's admin block</a>

The hostel fee hike in JNU has become another flashpoint in Indian politics — both in the real world and the virtual

<ul><li>Students of India’s premier <keyword id="58265" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jawaharlal-Nehru-University">Jawaharlal Nehru University</keyword> (JNU) have taken to the streets, holding placards to protest against massive fee hike, dress code restrictions and hostel curfews. </li><li>The institute’s administration hiked the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%. </li><li>The student body called for a boycott of the convocation and demanded the rollback of the hostel draft manual and fee hike proposed by the administration.</li></ul>Hundreds of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students have taken to the streets, holding placards in protest. They are rallying against a fee hike, dress code and hostel curfews that the top university has now mandated. According to the student union, the institute raised the hostel, mess and security fee by a massive 400%. 
 <div type="image" title="f4850216a400b457b5e4b50950b352ba" msid="72021211" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Students stage protest, demanding to roll back fee hike announced by the administration.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>



 The university administration <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">hiked</a> the hostel mess security fee from ₹5,500 to ₹12,000, adding a service charge worth ₹1,700. It also increased the charges of a single room from ₹20 to ₹600 per month and to ₹300 for a double bed room which is to be shared. That accounts for an annual fee hike of almost ₹3,000 per student. That is a pain point for university students where “majority of students come from the most marginalized backgrounds in this country,” News18 <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">reported</a>. Added to this, hostel curfews and a dress code also did not resonate well with the students. The protest coincides with the institute’s third convocation ceremony. The student body called for a boycott as they demand a rollback of the rules and the fee hike. They also intend to marching towards the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in Vasant Kunj, Delhi. Delhi police used water cannons to disperse the students as they tried to cross the barricades to meet the vice chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar. The VC repeatedly rejected the request to meet and discuss the issues. 
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 "While we were paying ₹2,500 a month earlier, we will now have to pay ₹7,000. We are compelled to protest because our issues have not been addressed,” JNU students <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/protest-breaks-out-at-jnu-over-fee-hike-on-convocation-day-2130632">told</a> NDTV. Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' met the students and reassured them. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/rajmal-meena-jnu-guard-help-from-neo-stencil-to-become-ias/articleshow/70275974.cms">Meet Rajmal Meena, a security guard from JNU who cleared university’s entrance examination, and is now aiming to become an IAS officer</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ca-aspirants-want-icai-to-amend-regulation-that-allows-re-valuation/articleshow/71308772.cms">CA aspirants want ICAI to amend regulation that allows re-valuation</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/hundreds-of-indias-aspiring-chartered-accountants-are-furious-and-protesting-on-the-streets/articleshow/71286881.cms">Hundreds of India's aspiring chartered accountants are furious and protesting on the streets</a>

JNU administration hikes the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%

National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) entrance test schedule for the next session in 2020. According to the varsity’s official website, the online registration will begin from 2 March 2020. Interested applicants can visit the official website ntajnu.nic.in. The exam will be held from 11 May 2020 to 14 May 2020. And the admit cards for the same will be rolled out on 21 April 2020. The tentative date for the declaration of result is 31 May 2020. The test will include multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 100 marks. The duration of the online examination is 90 minutes. Here’s how to apply: <ul><li>Visit the official website ntajnu.nic.in. </li><li>On the next window, fill the application form for <keyword id="8014389" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="jnuet-2020">JNUET 2020</keyword>. </li><li>Register with your credentials. </li><li>Upload documents and photograph </li><li>Pay registration fee and submit the form. </li></ul>The JNU entrance examination is conducted in two parts — JNU Entrance Exam, Combined Entrance Exam for Biotechnology. Last year, the examination was conducted from 27 May to 30 May. And over 116,558 students registered for admission against 3,383 seats.

JNUET 2020: NTA release entrance test schedule for 2020, check @ntajnu.nic.in

<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image on-image">AP</div></div>Hear me out on this for a second.
Yesterday, I wrote that House Speaker <keyword id="51016" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="John-Boehner">John Boehner</keyword>'s new search for a "Grand Bargain"on fiscal issues <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/grand-bargain-is-insane-way-out-of-government-shutdown-2013-10">makes little sense</a> as a way to resolve the <keyword id="469382" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="government-shutdown">government shutdown</keyword>.
Republicans don't want to pass a continuing resolution that reopens the government without disrupting Obamacare. They don't want to raise the <keyword id="648838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="debt-ceiling">debt ceiling</keyword> without concessions. They don't want a fiscal reform deal that raises revenue. How does combining those three efforts together make things any easier?
But I had a thought last night. What if the Grand Bargain is a net tax cut? What if it repeals nearly all the taxes in Obamacare? Then, Republicans might actually be persuaded to think of it not just as a victory, but a victory big enough to justify reopening the government and raising the debt ceiling.
The obvious problem with that is that President Obama has repeatedly said that he wants new revenue as part of any fiscal reform package, and he needs revenue from the Obamacare taxes to pay for Obamacare. But I think there is a way around that.
Here's what Democrats would get in my version of the grand bargain, with 10-year deficit effects in parentheses:
<ul>
<li>Public option in the Obamacare exchanges based on Medicare rates. (<a href="http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/ftpdocs/116xx/doc11689/stark_letter-hr_5808-07-22.pdf">-$150 billion</a>, per CBO score estimating -$15 billion per year as of 2020.)</li>
<li>Limit the value of tax deductions for high earners, along the lines of previous Obama Administration proposals. (<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323916304578402952175617808.html">-$423 billion</a>)</li>
<li>Comprehensive immigration reform. (<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/18/read-the-cbo-finds-immigration-reform-will-save-197-billion-over-10-years/">-$197 billion</a>)</li>
<li>Use the chained consumer price index to set tax brackets, with the effect of imposing a modest across-the-board income tax increase. (-$110 billion)</li>
<li>Partial rollback of sequestration spending cuts (say +$500 billion, but adjustable.)</li>
<li>Government reopens and debt limit is raised substantially.</li>
</ul>
And here's what Republicans would get:
<ul>
<li>Repeal most of the tax provisions in Obamacare, including the medical device tax, income and capital gain surtaxes on high earners, fees on insurance premiums, the tanning tax, and the employer coverage mandate. (<a href="http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/43471-hr6079.pdf">+$666 billion</a>). Partially offset this by replacing the Cadillac tax on expensive health insurance plans with the Bipartisan Policy Center's plan to limit the tax exclusion for employer-provided health insurance (<a href="http://crfb.org/blogs/bipartisan-policy-centers-560-billion-plan-lower-health-care-costs">-$262 billion</a>). Note that the individual mandate stays, as it cannot be repealed without hampering implementation of the law.</li>
<li>Increase child tax credit by $500 per child per year. (+$300 billion)</li>
<li>Romney-Ryan-style Medicare reform: Have traditional Medicare and private insurance plans to bid against each other and require seniors to take the lower-cost option or pay extra. You can think of this as a "private option" in Medicare to offset the "public option" in Obamacare. (This is the most difficult provision to estimate as the Ryan Medicare plan has never been properly scored, but my placeholder figure is -$300 billion. Other Medicare-cutting approaches can be added if the target isn't met.)</li>
<li>Use chained CPI across various spending programs, with the effect of modestly cutting Social Security benefits and various other programs. (-$216 billion)</li>
</ul>
All that adds up to $200 billion in deficit reduction, and $170 billion in net tax cuts.
Usually, Grand Bargains are framed as a spinach-eating exercise. The sales pitch is that you'll have to eat spinach, but your opponents will have to eat spinach too, so it's all fair. And then the plans fail because everybody hates spinach. And Republicans especially hate the tax-increase type of spinach.
This plan is different because everybody gets something to brag about as their big policy victory.
Republicans, after losing the 2012 election, get to implement two policies they ran on: Converting Medicare to a premium-support program and repealing the "job-killing" taxes in Obamacare. They also get a big increase in the child tax credit, which gives them something they can point to as a way they helped middle-class families struggling in the weak recovery.
Democrats get four big things: Immigration reform, a public option, partial relief from sequestration, and Republican acquiescence to the idea that the benefit side of Obamacare will continue. 
It's easy for me, at least, to imagine a lot of different kinds of people getting behind this deal. For Grover Norquist, it cuts the top tax rates on both ordinary and capital gain income and cuts taxes overall. For liberal Democrats like Rep. Raul Grijalva (Ariz.), it's immigration reform and a public option. For John Boehner, it repeals some of Republicans' most-hated parts of Obamacare. For Paul Ryan, it provides a signature legacy item in Medicare reform. For the president, it makes the tax code more progressive and solidifies Obamacare benefits as something that will stick around.
Obviously, some groups lose in this deal. The limitation on deductions would mean a net tax increase for high wage earners, especially in blue states. The plan would put downward pressure on medical costs, hurting doctors and hospitals.
Democrats also have deep-in-the-bones opposition to Medicare privatization, partly because the original versions of the Ryan Medicare plan really would have caused the program to wither on the vine by providing "premium support" that wouldn't have been sufficient to buy a real health plan.
But the latest version of the plan, which I use as the basis for this proposal, is essentially similar to the Obamacare exchange plus a public option. Traditional Medicare would be retained. Seniors would remain entitled to traditional Medicare on the same terms as today unless private insurers offer comparable benefits more cheaply. There's no reason to think of this as "gutting Medicare."
Of course, seniors probably wouldn't like the Medicare changes, and they especially wouldn't like the fact that chained CPI would cut Social Security benefits. But there's a political offset to likely opposition from seniors: The Child Credit increase, which makes winners out of tens of thousands of middle-aged Americans with dependent children.
Too often, fiscal reform plans take exactly the wrong approach on Medicare: Proposing cuts far in the future which scare and annoy seniors without producing savings within the <keyword id="6358021" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="budget">budget</keyword> window that can be used to buy off another constituency. Better to cut Medicare now and give the savings to parents to get them on board with the bargain.
I realize this plan still probably won't work. It has a lot of pieces and <keyword id="1575" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Congress">Congress</keyword> is not very good at doing complicated things right now. But if John Boehner is really looking for a "grand bargain" to sell his caucus on, this offers him one that he can sell as a tax cut and a partial rollback of Obamacare, which makes it better than the other ideas on offer.

Here's The Grand Bargain Washington Should Really Be Working On

<ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/walmart">Walmart</a> is the biggest retailer in America, with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-facts-ceo-doug-mcmillon-walton-family-2019-1">over 5,000 stores in the US</a> and over $500 billion in revenue.</li><li>The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/superstore">superstore</a> is known for great bargains, but it also uses sneaky tactics to get you to spend more money than you initially intended.</li><li>From "rollback" items to its "everyday low prices," here are some ways Walmart can convince customers to buy more. </li></ul>With over 5,000 stores in the US and over $500 billion in revenue, Walmart is officially the biggest retailer in America. If you're going into Walmart, you're on a treasure hunt to find the best bargains out there. And while you're busy finding good deals, you may not realize that Walmart uses sneaky tactics to make you spend more money than you were initially intending.Once you enter Walmart, you're greeted with big shopping carts, mentally preparing you to fill it all up with things. And then, you're bombarded with huge signs with price tags. This might be obvious, but these big signs can be spotted very easily and people are more likely to gravitate towards them. But something that may not be so obvious is this. The actual price tags follow the good old psychology marketing strategy of odd-even pricing. Prices like $4.93 and $6.84 are just below whole numbers like $5 and $7, making the prices seem like a bargain. Since we're trained to read left to right, when we see $4.93, most would think it's $4 as opposed to $5.While you're roaming through the aisles of Walmart, you'll also spot their Rollback prices. This is how Walmart advertises a lower price on an item. But a Rollback item is not quite a clearance or a sale item. It's an item that has been lowered in price for other reasons, like overstock, for example. Rollback prices only last for 90 days so when customers see that tag, they may be more likely to purchase the item because it's a little cheaper than it was before and you don't know how long until it'll Rollback to the original price.You'll also see the words "Everyday Low Price" plastered everywhere, constantly reminding your subconscious that you're getting low prices at Walmart. We spent almost two hours at this Walmart and saw probably over 100 of these signs. You might see something you weren't intending on buying, like chocolate, for example, and buy it anyway because, as the signs constantly remind you, it probably costs less here than at your local store.And that's another thing. It feels like Walmart has everything. Fishing rods, bicycles, cleaning supplies, sporting goods, clothing, food and beverages. You name it, Walmart has a wide range for you to chose from so you're bound to find something you'll buy. Not only does Walmart tend to have a wide selection of a particular product, but their giant layouts also make it possible to have everything you need related to a particular product. Let's say you're going to Walmart to get a tent for camping. You'll likely stumble across something else in that section that you might have forgotten about or think you might need, like a lantern or impulse buys like an extra sleeping bag.We also can't forget about the seasonal items Walmart offers. It's January, so you know Walmart is going be stocked up with Valentine's Day goods for you to buy, reminding you the holiday is coming up and that you might as well take care of it while you're there. Just look at all these items. Heart-shaped trays, cute paper cups, wine glasses with cheesy phrases. There are just so many items for Valentine's Day that you didn't even know existed.And because Walmart is more of a one-stop shop, people have this mentality to stock up on bargains in one trip, spending hours roaming through the aisles. The music they play is partially to blame. Ever notice the type of music that's playing? It's usually calm, soothing, and slow or sometimes, top hits from the radio. Either way, the music they play is designed to make you spend more time in the store and hopefully spend more money, too.But even if you are aware of all these sneaky tactics, you may still end up buying more than you intended to because you just can't beat those everyday low prices.

9 sneaky ways Walmart makes you spend more money

<ul class="summary-list"><li>McConnell backtracked from his prior red line on the cost of an <keyword id="17408" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="infrastructure">infrastructure</keyword> package, bumping it to $800 billion.</li><li>But he didn't move on his opposition to consider unwinding the 2017 Trump tax cuts.</li><li>Biden and McConnell are set to meet on Wednesday, along with other Congressional leaders.</li></ul>Senate Minority Leader <keyword id="192852" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Mitch-McConnell">Mitch McConnell</keyword> is upping the cost of an infrastructure package that the GOP is willing to consider to $800 billion, backing away from <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mitch-mcconnell-red-line-gop-infrastructure-jobs-families-congress-2021-5">a recent red line</a> he put at $600 billion."The proper price tag for what most of us think of as infrastructure is about six to 800 billion dollars," McConnell said in <a href="https://www.ket.org/program/connections/a-conversation-with-u-s-senator-mitch-mcconnell/?jwsource=em">an interview with Kentucky Educational Television</a> that aired Sunday evening."What we've got here … is what could best be described as a bait and switch called infrastructure but much bigger, with a whole laundry list of other things, plus completely revisiting the 2017 tax bill," he said, referring to President Donald Trump's signature tax law which slashed taxes for corporations to 21% from 35%.McConnell did not budge on his resistance to amend the Republican tax law, and said user-fees like increasing the gas tax could be used to finance new federal infrastructure <keyword id="31669" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="spending">spending</keyword>."They want to, as the price for going forward with this big package, much of which is unrelated to infrastructure, to ask <keyword id="66537" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Republicans">Republicans</keyword> to undo what we thought was the single biggest domestic accomplishment of the last four years," the Kentucky Republican said. "That's not going to get any Republican support."McConnell's remarks could signal some optimism from him on the prospect of a bipartisan deal on infrastructure and jobs, a key piece of President <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> agenda in the next few months. <keyword id="6534156" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Democrats">Democrats</keyword> may opt to approve most of the plan in a party-line vote using budget reconciliation if no deal is struck.Biden is scheduled to host the "Big Four" congressional leaders at the White House on Wednesday - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and McConnell. It's the first time that the group has met in Biden's presidency.Biden is pushing ahead with a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-economic-spending-program-families-education-childcare-congress-2021-4">$4 trillion spending plan</a> to overhaul the US <keyword id="34412" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="economy">economy</keyword> and repair roads, bridges, extend tax credits for families, establish universal pre-K, and affordable childcare, among many other initiatives.The GOP is uniformly opposed to Biden's economic plans. But a group of Senate Republicans spearheaded by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia pitched a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/senate-republican-infrastructure-plan-breakdown-biden-2021-4">$568 billion infrastructure plan</a> last month to kickstart negotiations with the White House.That proposal is mainly focused on physical infrastructure like highways and bridges, water systems, and broadband - areas with bipartisan agreement. Capito and some Republicans are set to meet with Biden sometime this week as well.Biden has proposed lifting the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, a partial rollback of the Trump tax cuts. But at least two Democratic senators are reluctant to hike it to that level, and instead suggest 25%. The president <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-corporate-tax-rate-hike-between-25-28-infrastructure-plan-2021-5">suggested</a> he was open to that on Thursday.

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"></div></div></div><ul><li>Multiple reports suggest that the US could back down on tariffs on China. </li><li>Reuters and Bloomberg reported that China is pushing the US to roll back tariffs on about $360 billion worth of goods, including removing the tariffs due to go into place on December 15. </li><li>The Financial Times reported that the White House is considering a rollback on tariffs that went into place September 1, on clothes and consumer appliances. </li><li>"If all of this is accurate, the US has blinked," says one analyst. </li><li>"At a time of impeachment fears, Trump could do with a win on trade soon," he said. </li><li><a href="https://businessinsider.com">View Business Insider's homepage for more stories.</a></li></ul>The US could be close to removing tariffs on Chinese goods - a major step in ensuring a partial trade deal is reached. According to both Reuters and Bloomberg, China is pushing the US to roll back tariffs on roughly $360 billion worth of goods, with both news outlets citing people familiar with the situation. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-05/china-wants-trump-tariff-rollback-as-price-for-phase-one-deal?srnd=premium">Bloomberg</a> reported that Chinese officials asked the US to remove the $110 billion worth of tariffs that went into place September 1 and lower the 25% tariff on $250 billion worth of goods that were put in place in 2018.If US officials agree, they would give in to a key demand from China and overcome a big hurdle in negotiations. In return, China would remove some of the tariffs put on American farm goods. "When the US blinks, the world takes notice," said Neil Wilson, chief markets analyst at Markets.com. "If all of this is accurate, the US has blinked. It seems that tariffs are hurting voters in some important states. And at a time of impeachment fears, Trump could do with a 'win' on trade soon."Meanwhile, <a href="https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-trade-china-trump/china-presses-trump-for-more-tariff-roll-backs-in-phase-one-trade-deal-idUKKBN1XE27H?il=0">Reuters</a> reported that negotiators pushed the Trump administration to remove tariffs that are due to go in place December 15 on about $156 billion worth of goods such as phones, laptops and toys, right in time for Christmas. "Trade consultations have made progress and are advancing in accordance to plan," Geng Shuang, a spokesman at the Chinese foreign ministry, told reporters at a regular briefing in Beijing, according to Reuters. "Adding tariffs is not the correct way to resolve trade issues." The <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4f6580dc-ff53-11e9-b7bc-f3fa4e77dd47">Financial Times,</a> citing sources familiar, said that the US is considering a rollback on tariffs - a significant step for negotiations. The paper said that the Trump administration was considering to withdraw $112 billion worth of tariffs, mainly on clothing and consumer appliances, that went into effect September 1, according to five different sources who were briefed on discussions.However, significant stumbling blocks remain - including intellectual property rights, a key part of negotiations. And a face to face meeting between Trump and Xi is in doubt, due to a now called-off meeting in Chile that would have taken place later this month. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intelligence/10-up-and-coming-fintechs-2019?IR=T&amp;itm_source=businessinsider&amp;itm_medium=ctgr_bii&amp;itm_term=ctgr_leadgen&amp;itm_content=finance&amp;itm_campaign=10-up-and-coming-fintechs-2019"></a>

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Facing sharp criticism over bringing employee provident fund withdrawals under tax net, Finance Minister <keyword id="42575" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arun-Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</keyword> is mulling over a partial rollback. 
 
Jaitley said he will announce the final decision on the matter during Budget debate in the Parliament. 
 
While announcing the Budget 2016-17, Jaitley proposed taxing 60 per cent of the withdrawal from Employee Provident Fund (EPF) on contributions to be made after April 1. 
 
The decision attracted criticism and many petitions against the same. 
 
In his clarification, Jaitley said the move was aimed at high-salaried class and not the overwhelming section of 3.7 crore EPF members. 
 
"The revenue department had considered various aspects of the National Pension Scheme and Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). Their intention is not revenue raising, that was not the principal intention," he said. 
 
With the proposal being attacked by various employees unions including RSS-backed BMS and political parties who termed it as "an attack on the working class and a clear case of double taxation," the government yesterday said it was to limit the tax only to the interest accrued. 
"Now there has been some reactions. When the debate comes up in Parliament I will give the government's response as to what decision we finally take in this matter," he said. 
 
Jaitley said the objective behind the proposal was that no tax is levied on 40 per cent of the withdrawal which can be used for meeting retirement commitments. 
 
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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The political and economic fallout over Silicon Valley Bank's abrupt closure and depositor bailout continues.</li><li>Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal are calling on the SEC and DOJ to look into the collapse.</li></ul>As the ripple effects of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and subsequent bailout are still felt across the economy, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal are demanding an investigation into what exactly happened.In a <a href="https://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023.03.14%20Letter%20to%20DOJ%20and%20SEC%20re%20SVB%20collapse%20investigation.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to Attorney General Merrick Garland and SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, the Democrats called on the respective agencies to look into the circumstances surrounding the collapse — and to probe whether bank higher-ups or officials may have violated the law.The two lawmakers want to ensure that the Justice Department and SEC are taking into account issues that played out following the 2008 financial crisis — and ensuring they do not happen again."One of the enduring failures in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis was the inability or unwillingness of DOJ and bank regulators to hold bank executives accountable for behavior that destroyed millions of lives and cost trillions of dollars of wealth," the lawmakers wrote in the letter. "The nation's bank regulators cannot make the same mistake twice," they continued. "I am not prejudging this matter, and am not in position to do so. But your agencies have extensive investigative authority and should use it appropriately."If laws were broken, the senators tell the agencies that "you should prosecute them aggressively." They also note that the agencies may "find that behavior that contributed to the collapse was outrageous and indefensible, but may not have run afoul of federal law." If that's true, then they call upon the DOJ and SEC to report what did happen to Congress, so it can consider legislation to stop that from happening again.Multiple <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-sec-investigating-silicon-valley-banks-collapse-c192c2b2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> on Tuesday said that the Justice Department and SEC were investigating the bank's collapse, with the Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-sec-investigating-silicon-valley-banks-collapse-c192c2b2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reporting</a> that the probe is looking into SVB's <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/14/svb-execs-sold-84-million-of-the-banks-stock-over-the-past-2-years.html#:~:text=Power%20Lunch-,Silicon%20Valley%20Bank%20CEO%20Greg%20Becker%20sold%20nearly%20%2430%20million,its%20stock%20slide%20and%20collapse." target="_blank" rel="noopener">officers selling off stocks</a> just days before the collapse. The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.Warren and Blumenthal wrote in their letter that "SVB officials showed a pattern of risky and questionable decision making" that may have contributed to the bank's collapse. They also noted the lack of stress tests that would have helped regulators determine whether the bank could respond to rising interest rates. Warren, and other Democratic lawmakers, have placed the blame for the lack of those tests on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-what-is-dodd-frank-trump-rollback-2023-3">a 2018 partial rollback of 2010 legislation</a> — the Dodd-Frank Act — that was intended to protect consumers from abusive financial practices following the 2008 financial crisis. Under its original iteration, the Dodd-Frank Act would subject banks holding over $50 billion in assets to more intense regulation and stress tests, basically meaning that regulators would ensure everything at those banks were on stable and solid footing.But the Trump-era rollback of that original legislation raised the threshold for regulation from $50 billion to $250 billion, meaning that banks with under $250 billion in assets — like SVB — would not be subject to increased scrutiny."Let's be clear. The failure of Silicon Valley Bank is a direct result of an absurd 2018 bank deregulation bill signed by Donald Trump that I strongly opposed," Senator Bernie Sanders wrote in a statement on the bank's collapse.Warren and Blumenthal are calling for federal agencies to investigate bank officials that lobbied Congress for regulatory rollbacks, SVB executives that received "oversize" compensation packages and bonuses, and whether SVB may have inadequately disclosed risks and financial problems, among other things. Whether any regulatory change will come as a result of the collapse is unclear, especially as Republicans <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/republicans-blame-woke-politics-for-silicon-valley-banks-collapse-2023-3">rally around the messaging</a> that SVB's failure was due to "woke" politics rather than its balance sheet. But Warren has been persistent in her message, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-bank-porter-warren-repeal-trump-era-dodd-frank-2023-3">already introducing</a> legislation alongside Rep. Katie Porter to roll back the 2018 changes."In 2018, I rang the alarm bell about what would happen if Congress rolled back critical Dodd-Frank protections: banks would load up on risk to boost their profits and collapse, threatening our entire economy — and that is precisely what happened," Warren said in a statement on the legislation. "President Biden called on Congress to strengthen the rules for banks, and I'm proposing legislation to do just that by repealing the core of Trump's bank law."

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>US officials think the protests in China are unlikely to gain momentum, Politico reported.</li><li>Politico saw government communications on how the protests have been leaderless and disorganized.</li></ul>US intelligence officials think the protests in China will eventually fizzle out and are unlikely to lead to larger, more organized mass protests.That's according to government communications from Tuesday seen by <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/30/us-officials-china-zero-covid-protests-00071402">Politico</a> that described the movements as disorganized and mostly leaderless.The Communist Party appears to have deployed an overwhelming police presence to try to intimidate protesters and deter further demonstrations, per the documents seen by Politico. There's also a risk of these suppression tactics becoming more aggressive and violent.Anti-government protests erupted across every major Chinese city over Thanksgiving weekend, marking a moment of <a href="https://www.insider.com/china-protests-covid-lockdown-explainer-stakes-2022-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mass dissent</a> that has never before been seen in President Xi Jinping's China. There's been <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-28/protests-muted-in-china-as-police-deployed-to-cities-in-numbers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a strong police presence</a> in China as a result, and while the protests were largely peaceful, videos on Twitter have shown some people clashing with police. Some protesters in Shanghai described being pulled from the crowd indiscriminately, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/china-protests-man-says-police-hung-him-upside-down-report-2022-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">being beaten and hung upside down</a> by police officers.Protests in Shanghai and Beijing have largely died down, though there were still <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/china/covid-protests-escalate-china-lockdown-anger-rcna59324" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clashes between protesters and police in Guangzhou</a> on Tuesday night.In the aftermath of the protests, some people have been contacted and questioned by police, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-63785351" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the BBC</a> reported. In Beijing, at least three people <a href="https://www.insider.com/beijing-police-arrested-people-at-home-after-covid-protests-report-2022-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">were arrested in their homes</a> after attending a protest near Liangma River in the Chinese capital on Sunday.Some COVID restrictions have been lifted in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/30/us-and-canada-urge-china-not-to-harm-zero-covid-protesters-amid-calls-for-crackdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Guangzhou and Chongqing,</a> and Xi is <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-softens-tone-covid-severity-after-protests-2022-12-01/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">set to loosen more curbs this week</a>, marking a partial rollback of his zero-COVID policy.

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