 Well, these businesses say that if they have to add these benefits to their roster of things that they're paying for, then the costs will go up for their price. Their prices will go up and that ultimately the consumers are the ones that pay more. ABC's Elizabeth Schultze. From southeast Texas to New England, people are fixing the damage left by the storm called Beryl as it made its way across the country. In New Mexico, says ABC's Jim Ryan, a separate series of natural disasters has cleanup efforts underway.