Category: Politics
Small Businesses Want a Higher Minimum Wage
by John Stoehr | Feb 25, 2014 | PoliticsThe debate over the federal minimum wage is scarcely a debate. President Barack Obama has proposed lifting it from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour, and a majority of Americans agree, even many Republicans. About the only holdouts are Congressional Republicans. John Boehner, long before he was House Speaker, once famously declared he’d rather kill himself […]
Pay Attention to the Precariat
by John Russo | Feb 24, 2014 | Economy, PoliticsThe precariat is the growing class of insecure workers whose wages and working conditions do not provide economic stability. It ought to be getting more attention in American political discourse. I have urged mainstream journalists covering labor issues to use the term, which is increasingly being used in Europe. Several reporters have told me […]
Utah’s Progressive Innovation
by John Stoehr | Feb 24, 2014 | PoliticsUtah hasn’t voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since LBJ’s landslide 50 years ago, but the Beehive State now stands at the cutting edge of one progressive policy. It’s on course to wipe out chronic homelessness, those without shelter for more than a year, usually with a disability, by next year. How? By giving away […]
Congress Should Give ‘Low-Wage Breadwinners’ a Raise
by John Stoehr | Feb 24, 2014 | Economy(Source: CNNMoney) The Republicans are giddy after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a new report suggesting as many as 1 million jobs might be lost if the federal minimum wages goes from $7.25 per hour to $10.10, as proposed by President Barack Obama. Indeed, that sounds like a lot. Why focus on wages when […]
Obamacare Threatens Cheap Labor
by John Stoehr | Feb 24, 2014 | PoliticsThe Republicans give various reasons for their opposition to the Affordable Care Act, but only two matter. One has been obvious since Obamacare became law, but the other was revealed just recently. In this revelation, it’s clear the Republicans are on even shakier ground than they already were. As the country continues to feel the […]
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