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President Volodmyr Zelenskyy: The Trump Peace Plan
“President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Ukraine has to confront the possibility of losing its dignity or risking the loss of a key partner as it figures out how to respond to a U.S. peace proposal to end Russia-Ukraine conflict. (Produced by Elaine Carroll).” Source:Associated Press with a look at President Volodmyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. […]
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The New America Foundation: Lara Burt- TANF and Teachers: How Current Policies Are Keeping Single Mothers Down & Out of School
Source:The New Democrat It’s not that TANF or the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families, hasn’t succeed, because it has. Take away the Great Recession and we’re not looking at a twenty-percent poverty rate today, because under TANF low-income parents are … Continue reading
Posted in New America Foundation, The New Democrat
Tagged 2016, America, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Development, Economic Freedom, Economic Liberalism, Education, Job Training, Lara Burt, Liberalism, Liberals, Low-Income Workers, Low-Skilled Adults, Low-Skilled Workers, Middle Class, Poverty, Poverty in America, Public Assistance, Ron Haskins, TANF, United States, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Welfare to Work
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Economist’s View: Alan Krueger: The Minimum Wage: How Much is Too Much?
Source:Economist’s View 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. Not as much as the person who hires those people, or as … Continue reading
Brookings Institution: Ron Haskins: $2 a Day, A More Complete Picture
Source:The New Democrat I agree with Ron Haskins here that when today’s Progressives say that Americans in poverty only live on $2 a day, they tend to leave out things like public housing, food assistance, Medicaid to use as examples. … Continue reading
Posted in Brookings Video, The New Democrat
Tagged 2015, America, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Education, Free Society, Individual Freedom, Individualism, Job Training, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism, Liberals, Low-Income Adults, Low-Income Workers, Low-Skilled Adults, Low-Skilled Workers, Minimum-Wage, New Democrats, Non-Workers, Personal Responsibility, Poverty, Poverty in America, Public Assistance, Ron Haskins, Safety Net, Social Insurance, U.S. Government, United States, Washington, Washington DC, Welfare, Welfare to Work
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VOA News: Janet Weinstein- Activists- Higher US Minimum Wage Still Not High Enough
Source:The New Democrat 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 I don’t think I would be doing my job. He … Continue reading
Posted in The New Democrat, VOA News
Tagged 2015, America, Janet Weinstein, Living Wage, Low-Income Workers, Low-Skilled Workers, Minimum Wage Workers, Minimum-Wage, Public Assistance, The White House, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Government, United States, Washington, Washington D.C.
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The New Republic: Jamie Holmes: ‘Why Can’t More People Escape Poverty?’
Source:The New Republic– Poverty in America? Source:The New Republic “During this week’s Congressional Black Caucus special order hour on “Lifting Americans Out of Poverty”, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ explained the base causes that keeps many struggling American families at or under … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, TNR
Tagged 113th Congress, 2014, America, Education, Hakeem Jeffries, Jamie Holmes, Job Training, Low-Income People, Low-Skilled Workers, Poor People, Poverty, Poverty in America, Public Assistance, Representative Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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Brookings Institution: Robert Moffitt: Questions About EITC’s Role in the Safety Net
. Source:The New Democrat 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 low-skilled workers to work even for low- income … Continue reading
Associated Press: ‘Living on Minimum Wage: One Mother’s Story’
Source:Associated Press– talking about living on the minimum wage. “Shaniqua Davis, a fast food worker in New York City, talks about the struggles she faces trying to raise a family on the federally mandated minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. … Continue reading
The Washington Post: Harold Meyerson: ‘Washington D.C. Council Stands For Fair Wages & 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 Originals, The Washington Post
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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