Tag Archives: Low-Income Workers

AEI Ideas: James Pethokoukis- Reward Work

Source:AEI Ideas I like James Pethokoukis ideas that he listed as far as not only the Earned Income Tax Credit which along with Welfare to Work are two of the best anti-poverty programs ever created, but also as far as … Continue reading

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New America Foundation: Alice Mary McCarthy: America’s Job Training System: Better Than You Think

Source:The New Democrat  There are plenty parts of the Federal budget that I would like to cut back on and reform. Like in defense, agriculture subsidies, corporate welfare, red tape, but one area where I would like to see America … Continue reading

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CNN: Crossfire: ‘Debating The Minimum Wage’

Source:CNN– Stephen Moore vs Ralph Nader. Source:The New Democrat “Crossfire hosts Newt Gingrich and Van Jones debate the proposed minimum wage increase with Ralph Nader and Stephen Moore” From CNN You would think people who call themselves Conservatives (and I say … Continue reading

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American Enterprise: Michael R. Strain: A $4 Minimum Wage Can Get People Back to Work

Source:The New Democrat  Sure, you could pay someone $4.00 an hour and that would encourage companies to start hiring again and they would probably hire a lot more people again, people who haven’t finished high school and are not even … Continue reading

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American Enterprise: Arthur Brooks: Why Conservatives Should Care About Social Justice

. Source:The New Democrat  Arthur Brooks talking about creating a positive agenda instead of Republicans just saying what they are against. He’s arguing and has argued that Republicans need to offer what they are in favor of. His argument is … Continue reading

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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

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Commonsense Capitalism: Representative Charles Rangel Debates Dr. Walter Williams – On The Minimum Wage

Source:The New Democrat  Sounds to me that whatever spin that Common Sense Capitalism wants to give it, that Representative Rangel was arguing not only in favor of the minimum wage, but empowering those workers to be able to get additional … Continue reading

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Russia Today: Thom Hartmann: ‘America’s Real Welfare Queens’

. Source:The New Democrat The way to get corporations to pay their fair share in taxes, is to have them pay in taxes what they do not pay their low-skilled workers in income that get’s passed down to middle class … Continue reading

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The New York Times: Opinion: Gregory Mankiew: Help The Working Poor, But Share The Burden

New York Times: Opinion: Gregory Mankiew: Help The Working Poor, But Share The Burden This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger Gregory Mankiew seems to be arguing in his New York Times column that the best … Continue reading

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TruthDig: Sonali Kolhatkar: The Year of The Low-Wage Worker

TruthDig: Opinion: Sonali Kolhatkar: The Year of the Low-Wage Worker The New Democrat Before you go about addressing the income gap in America or what others call income inequality, you have to first know why we have it. And no … Continue reading

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