Minimum Wage In Paraguay, one simple figure (Photo credit: WageIndicator - Paulien Osse)
Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Chemical
spills, radiation leakage, broken mountaintops, plastic waste that will
never decompose, a depleted ozone layer, a floating garbage dump in the
Pacific Ocean the size of a continent - all this, and so much more, are
the result of normal life in the 21st century.
Chemical
spills, radiation leakage, broken mountaintops, plastic waste that will
never decompose, a depleted ozone layer, a floating garbage dump in the
Pacific Ocean the size of a continent - all this, and so much more, are
the result of normal life in the 21st century.
Nailed it.
Al Franken's photo.
SHARE if you agree: Increasing the minimum wage is one of the best ways we can help workers and strengthen our economy.
Democrats
are readying a major push in mid-March to raise the federal minimum
wage to $10.10 an hour. That’s not enough. It should be raised to $15.
Here are 7 reasons why:
(1) Had the minimum wage of 1968 been adjusted for inflation, it would be well above $10 an hour today. But the typical worker today is also more than twice as productive as then. Adjusted for both inflation and productivity gains, therefore, the minimum wage should be at least $15 an hour. (2) $10.10 an hour isn't enough to lift all workers and their families out of poverty. This is especially true for millions of low-wage workers who want full-time jobs but can only find part-time work. Most low-wage workers aren’t teenagers; they’re major breadwinners for their families. (3) Because some employers now pay wages that don't lift their employees out of poverty, the rest of us pay for their Medicaid, food stamps, housing, and other assistance -- in effect, subsidizing these low-wage employers. (4) Some jobs may be lost if the minimum is raised to $15, but many more people will be lifted out of poverty. And because low-wage workers will have more money to spend, their spending will create many more jobs. (5) Such a wage increase is more likely to come out of profits than be passed on in higher prices because most employers of low-wage workers are in intense competition for customers. (6) Since Democrats will probably have to compromise in order to get some Republican votes for any minimum wage increase, it’s doubly important to aim for what’s right in the first place. (7) Finally, at a time in our nation's history when 95 percent of all economic gains are going to the top 1 percent, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour is the decent thing to do.
If you agree, please add your name to my petition. Let our voices be heard. Click here:
(1) Had the minimum wage of 1968 been adjusted for inflation, it would be well above $10 an hour today. But the typical worker today is also more than twice as productive as then. Adjusted for both inflation and productivity gains, therefore, the minimum wage should be at least $15 an hour. (2) $10.10 an hour isn't enough to lift all workers and their families out of poverty. This is especially true for millions of low-wage workers who want full-time jobs but can only find part-time work. Most low-wage workers aren’t teenagers; they’re major breadwinners for their families. (3) Because some employers now pay wages that don't lift their employees out of poverty, the rest of us pay for their Medicaid, food stamps, housing, and other assistance -- in effect, subsidizing these low-wage employers. (4) Some jobs may be lost if the minimum is raised to $15, but many more people will be lifted out of poverty. And because low-wage workers will have more money to spend, their spending will create many more jobs. (5) Such a wage increase is more likely to come out of profits than be passed on in higher prices because most employers of low-wage workers are in intense competition for customers. (6) Since Democrats will probably have to compromise in order to get some Republican votes for any minimum wage increase, it’s doubly important to aim for what’s right in the first place. (7) Finally, at a time in our nation's history when 95 percent of all economic gains are going to the top 1 percent, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour is the decent thing to do.
If you agree, please add your name to my petition. Let our voices be heard. Click here:
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.):
Propane Prices: Shale gas producers are pulling so much propane out of natural gas wells that they have quadrupled exports in the last three years. But this winter's weird weather triggered an unprecedented domestic shortage of the fuel. Elected officials in propane-dependent states are demanding relief. "The problem is that almost all new propane production over the past three years has been exported to more lucrative overseas markets, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Patrick Leahy and Rep. Peter Welch said in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Veterans: Congress’ reversal this month of its plan to reduce annual inflation adjustments to the pensions of veterans demonstrated clearly that veterans groups exercise enormous clout in Washington. Earlier this month, veterans groups celebrated the introduction of legislation by Sen. Sanders that would give veterans more access to nontraditional and reproductive medicine, according to Congressional Quarterly.
Continue reading here: http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/newswatch/022314
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Did you know that 54% percent of the "food" sold by Wal-Mart is banned from Whole Foods shelves?
yup
This week marks the 18th birthday of Democracy Now!
On
any given day in Canada there are a little more than 13,000 people
remanded in custody, living in overcrowded and appalling conditions as
they await disposition of their case.
With the majority of them charged with non-violent crimes and some suffering from mental illness, CBC's Michael Enright calls Canada's remand prison system a national disgrace.
Read the rest of his essay: http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/essays/2014/02/23/innocent-until-proven-guilty---not-on-remand/?cmp=fbtl
With the majority of them charged with non-violent crimes and some suffering from mental illness, CBC's Michael Enright calls Canada's remand prison system a national disgrace.
Read the rest of his essay: http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/essays/2014/02/23/innocent-until-proven-guilty---not-on-remand/?cmp=fbtl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h_V-ARe_nE
(admin) This is an important video to watch if you want to understand where much of the research on the Bankers came from.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h_V-ARe_nE
(admin) This is an important video to watch if you want to understand where much of the research on the Bankers came from.
(admin) This is an important video to watch if you want to understand where much of the research on the Bankers came from.
Bed
of Dan River is Poisoned by Coal Ash for 70 Miles: Turtles Emerging
& Dying - The scale of this horrific, preventable catastrophe is now
becoming evident.
Earlier
this month, eight of the LAPD's highest ranking officers toured
Israel's private security firms and drone manufacturers. It's likely
that the grant that paid for the trip came from the Department of
Homeland Security.
Christian OilMafia shared Rising Tide Toronto's photo.
BREAKING: W5 uncovers unreported spills on Line 9, alarming communities along 830-km pipe
An aging Enbridge pipeline that runs across Ontario has had at least 35
spills — far more than the 7 reported to federal regulators — but many
municipalities along its route have never been informed of the
incidents, a CTV W5 investigation reveals.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontopipeline/2014/02/22/enbridge_line_9_w5_uncovers_unreported_spills_alarming_communities_along_830km_pipe.html
If the recent spate of accidents involving crude carried by rail hasn't been enough to worry you, read this:
Salon
Earlier
this month, eight of the LAPD's highest ranking officers toured
Israel's private security firms and drone manufacturers. It's likely
that the grant that paid for the trip came from the Department of
Homeland Security.
Christian OilMafia shared Rising Tide Toronto's photo.
An aging Enbridge pipeline that runs across Ontario has had at least 35 spills — far more than the 7 reported to federal regulators — but many municipalities along its route have never been informed of the incidents, a CTV W5 investigation reveals.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontopipeline/2014/02/22/enbridge_line_9_w5_uncovers_unreported_spills_alarming_communities_along_830km_pipe.html
If the recent spate of accidents involving crude carried by rail hasn't been enough to worry you, read this:
Salon
In the eyes of these Imams going to Mars is tantamount to suicide...
FoodKin Canada shared Mother Nature Network's photo.
Imagine
living off the land, producing your own food and energy and getting
away from the consumption economy. Here's how some folks are doing it: http://mnatu.re/PWsYhr
Putin Warns Obama – You’ve Turned USA & West Into Godless Sewer, Declares His Christian Faith
![On Feb. 22, 1943, @[105557726144733:274:Sophie Scholl], Hans Scholl, and @[103225789732597:274:Christoph Probst] were executed for their role in urging students to rise up and overthrow the Nazi government. They were members of a group called the @[103732266331556:274:White Rose], who organized nonviolent resistance to Hitler, and were arrested for printing and distributing anti-Nazi flyers. Photo: Hans Scholl (left), Sophie Scholl (center), and Christoph Probst (right), leaders of the White Rose resistance organization. Munich, Germany, 1942 (From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
See trailer for film @[107929042567773:274:Sophie Scholl – The Final Days]: http://bit.ly/1f7Gw0e Leaflets from the White Rose: http://unitarian-stcatharines.org/pdf-files/whiterose.pdf](https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1/p240x240/1011252_10151967021219677_1185523623_n.jpg)
On Feb. 22, 1943, Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and Christoph Probst were executed for their role in urging students to rise up and overthrow the Nazi government. They were members of a group called the White Rose,
who organized nonviolent resistance to Hitler, and were arrested for
printing and distributing anti-Nazi flyers. Photo: Hans Scholl (left),
Sophie Scholl (center), and Christoph Probst (right), leaders of the
White Rose resistance organization. Munich, Germany, 1942 (From the
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
See trailer for film Sophie Scholl – The Final Days: http://bit.ly/1f7Gw0e Leaflets from the White Rose: http://unitarian-stcatharines.org/pdf-files/whiterose.pdf
See trailer for film Sophie Scholl – The Final Days: http://bit.ly/1f7Gw0e Leaflets from the White Rose: http://unitarian-stcatharines.org/pdf-files/whiterose.pdf
" by means of gradual, systematic abuse, the system has put every man into a spiritual prison"
smiles are contagious !
How beautiful is that? Bald Eagle chasing The Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle chasing The Great Blue Heron
"This award-winning photograph was taken by Owen Deutsch in Fox Lake, IL and is a North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) 2011 Top 10 Showcase Winner. This Bald Eagle was chasing the Great Blue Heron away from the eggs in her nest. It wasn’t trying to kill the Heron or she would have done so long before this once in a lifetime shot was captured."
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