Tag: workers

“Ivanka Trump’s latest sell-out is no surprise: Why would she stand up for workers now?”

by goodolewoody, posted in 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, BUSINESS, DONALD TRUMP, IVANKA TRUMP, LIES IN POLITICS, Politics, WAGES, workers

SALON

Ivanka Trump claims to believe in equal pay for equal work. But deep down, she’s just like her dad

“Clinton’s Big Economic Speech Will Go Heavy On Middle Class Wages”

by goodolewoody, posted in 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, CONSERVATIVES, ECONOMY, HILLARY CLINTON, HILLARY FOR AMERICA, IMMIGRATION, INCOME INEQUALITY, Latinos, LIBERALS, MIDDLE-CLASS, Politics, WAGES, workers

HUFFINGTON POST

GLEN, NH - JULY 4: Democratic president candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at an organizing event at a private home July 4, 2015 in Glen, New Hampshire. Clinton is on a two day swing through the first in the nation primary state over the fourth of July holiday. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
GLEN, NH – JULY 4: Democratic president candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at an organizing event at a private home July 4, 2015 in Glen, New Hampshire. Clinton is on a two day swing through the first in the nation primary state over the fourth of July holiday. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

“Top U.S. CEOs make 300 times what workers earn”

by goodolewoody, posted in 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, economic justice, ECONOMY, Jobs, Politics, POVERTY, Taxes, WAGES

CBS NEWS

How do you value the efforts of America’s top chief executives? Are they worth 10 times what their average worker makes, 20 times or even 100 times?

The current answer appears to be a ratio of more than 300-to-1, according to a new study from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. The meteoric rise of CEO pay is nothing short of breathtaking, outpacing not only the wages of ordinary workers, but also gains in the stock market and the not-too-shabby rise of income among America’s 0.1 percent of top earners. MORE

“Millionaire Jeb Bush Decides That Americans Need To Work Longer Before They Can Retire”

by goodolewoody, posted in 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, ENTITLEMENTS, GOP, Human Interest, JUSTICE IN GOVERNANCE, MILLIONAIRE, MINORITY ISSUES, Seniors, SOCIAL SECURITY, THE POOR'S SAFETYNET

POLITICUS USA

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“Obama Annihilates Scott Walker After Governor Signs Wisconsin Right To Work Law”

by goodolewoody, posted in Barack Obama, CONSERVATIVES, Jobs, Politics, SCOTT WALKER, WISCONSIN, workers

POLITICUS USA

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Didya hear? Mitt Romney might run in 2016. . .

by goodolewoody, posted in 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, Bain Capital, CAMPAIGN FINANCE, CAMPAIGN REFORM, economic justice, GOP, MIDDLE-CLASS, Mitt Romney, Politics, workers, YOUTH

Rich Loser, Mitt Romney
Rich Loser, Mitt Romney

Mitt, whether you run or not, we cannot forget the moment when we saw you “denigrating nearly half the electorate as ‘victims’ who do not take ‘personal responsibility and care for their lives…”  Your candidacy will stoke the fires created when MOTHER JONES revealed the true and secret Willard Mitt Romney.

OBAMA’S SPEECH . . .

by goodolewoody, posted in 2014 ELECTION, Barack Obama, Congress, CONGRESS' WAR ON BARACK OBAMA, CONGRESSIONAL GRIDLOCK, CONSERVATIVES, Politics, Women, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, workers

MSNBC

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“Jim Crow” is not quite dead . . .

by goodolewoody, posted in BLACKS, Children, CIVIL RIGHTS, ECONOMY, FAMILY, JIM CROW LAWS, JUSTICE IN GOVERNANCE, THE POOR, WHITES, workers

CARTOON #4

by goodolewoody, posted in 2012_ELECTION, Barack Obama, Bullying, BUSINESS, CORRUPTION, INDEPENDENT VOTERS, Politics, POVERTY, Re-Elect_Obama

“Is Poverty The Future Of America’s Middle Class?”

by goodolewoody, posted in 2012_ELECTION, 99%, Barack Obama, BLACKS, Children, economic justice, ENTITLEMENTS, MIDDLE-CLASS, Mitt Romney, Politics, PostAday, Re-Elect_Obama

Gilbert Mercier

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NEWS JUNKIE POST

America’s middle class has been under attack for about 30 years. One of the main goal of Reagan, the Republicans and the pro-corporate Democrats was to dismantle the few critical social programs and safety nets put together by FDR and later Lyndon Johnson. Bush Sr. kept pushing for the same social Darwinist policies of deconstruction of the New Deal, so did ultra corporate Democrat Bill Clinton, and of course Bush Jr. So far, President Obama has failed to reverse the disastrous policies of what could be called America’s Jungle Capitalism.

The great divide between the haves and have-not has dramatically increased since the 2008 financial crash. The United States has seen a record number of its citizens living on food stamps while the number of millionaires has also reached a record high. It makes America as polarized in term of wealth possession today as in 1928.

Recent statistics show that 40.8 million Americans currently rely on food stamps to meagerly survive. It means that one out of eight Americans can not make it without government provided food stamps to feed themselves. This figure is projected to rise to 43.3 million by 2011.

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