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CNN: ‘Donald Trump Makes ‘Damning’ Admission On Tape’
Source:CNN– Donald J. Trump (Republican, Florida) former President of the United States (2017-21) Source:The New Democrat “CNN obtained a transcript of former President Donald Trump saying on tape in 2021 that he didn’t declassify “secret information,” seemingly rebutting his claims made about his ability to declassify documents. The new details come as Trump was indicted […]
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The New America Foundation: New America Weekly- Lara Burt- TANF and Teachers: How Current Policies Are Keeping Single Mothers Down and Out of School
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: The New America Foundation: New America Weekly- Lara Burt- TANF and Teachers: How Current Policies Are Keeping Single Mothers Down and Out of School It’s not that TANF or the … Continue reading
Posted in War on Poverty
Tagged Economic Development, Economic Freedom, Economic Liberalism, Education, Job Training, Lara Burt, Liberalism, Low-Income Workers, Low-Skilled Adults, Low-Skilled Workers, Middle Class, Poverty, Poverty in America, Public Assistance, Ron Haskins, TANF, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Welfare to Work
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Economist’s View: Opinion- Alan Krueger- The Minimum Wage: How Much is Too Much?
Source: Economist’s View: Opinion- Alan Krueger- The Minimum Wage: How Much is Too Much? Good question, because how is a job where the employee bags groceries, rings up groceries, makes cheeseburgers, cleans up after people, takes orders from customers, worth. … Continue reading
Brookings Institution: Center on Children and Families: Ron Haskins: $2 a Day, A More Complete Picture: The Next Stage of Welfare Reform
Source: Brookings Institution: Center on Children and Families: Ron Haskins: $2 a Day, A More Complete Picture: The Next Stage of Welfare Reform I agree with Ron Haskins here that when today’s Progressives say that Americans in poverty only live … Continue reading
VOA News: Janet Weinstein- Activists- Higher US Minimum Wage Still Not High Enough
VOA News: Janet Weinstein- Activists- Higher US Minimum Wage Still Not High Enough The so-called conservative economist in this piece, said something that is simply false and perhaps even insulting to minimum wage workers, that I have to correct, or … Continue reading
Slate: Opinion: Jay Porter: A Small Business Owner’s Care For Raising the Minimum Wage: Better Living Standards, Better Competition
Slate: Opinion: Jay Porter: A Small Business Owner’s Case For Raising the Minimum Wage, Better Living Standards, Better Competition The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger … Continue reading
Brookings Institution: Video: Robert Moffitt: Questions About EITC’s Role in the Safety Net
. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger The whole point of the Earned Income Tax Credit which was signed into law by Richard Nixon or Gerald Ford, hardly Socialists, or even Liberals, was to encourage … Continue reading
The Democratic Strategist: Opinion: Robert Creamer: How to Fight Economic Inequality
The Democratic Strategist: Robert Creamer: How to Fight Epidemic Economic Inequality This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Perhaps someone should explain to me how someone with a good education, who works hard and is very … Continue reading
AP: Video: Living on Minimum Wage: One Mother’s Story
Living on Minimum Wage: One Mother's Story – YouTube. I’m in favor of raising the minimum wage to 10-12 dollars an hour under certain conditions. Like a break for small employers and allowing them to deduct thirty percent of it … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Fast Food Workers, Low-Income Workers, Minimum-Wage, Shaniqua Davis
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Washington Post: Harold Meyerson- ‘Washington D.C. Council stands for fair wages and against Wal-Mart’
“For Republicans who want to cut the number of food stamp recipients, here’s a helpful suggestion: Support the ordinance passed last week by the D.C. Council, which required big-box stores like Wal-Mart to pay their employees at least $12.50 an … Continue reading
Posted in New Left, Originals
Tagged 2013, 2015, Albert Shanker, Albert Shanker Institute, America, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Education, Far Left, Harold Meyerson, Job Training, Low-Income Workers, Low-Skilled Workers, Minimum-Wage, New Left, Poverty, Poverty in America, Public Assistance, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialists, The American Prospect, United States, Wal-Mart, Washington, Washington D.C.
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Brookings Institution: Ron Haskins & John Podesta: ‘Making Work Pay Again This Time For Men’
Source:Brookings Institution– working in America. “Congress is expected to take up comprehensive tax reform later this year or next year. As we prepare for a potentially bruising partisan battle, it is incumbent upon leadership of both parties to ensure that … Continue reading
Posted in Brookings Video, Originals
Tagged 113th Congress, 2013, America, American Economy, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Earned Income Tax Credit, Economic Freedom, Economic Opportunity, Education, Individual Freedom, Job Training, John Podesta, Liberalism, Liberals, Low-Income Workers, Low-Skilled Workers, Poverty in America, Public Assistance, Ron Haskins, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC, Welfare
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