The Rolling Stone Article Everyone SHOULD Be Talking About, by DarkScholar82 President Obama Drops The "U" Word On The Republican Party, by Dartagnan Bernie was never going to win over Liberty U. He was giving Democrats a preview of his leadership., by The Erratic Synapse
President Obama Drops The "U" Word On The Republican Party, by Dartagnan
Bernie was never going to win over Liberty U. He was giving Democrats a preview of his leadership., by The Erratic Synapse
Ten years ago, there was not a single law in the United States guaranteeing workers the ability to take a paid day off when they get sick. Now there are 25 at the city and state level, covering more than 10 million Americans. The issue has gained so much momentum that it’s sparked action from the White House: on Labor Day, President Obama announced an executive order requiring any companies that contract with the federal government to provide at least seven paid sick days, which will impact 300,000 people directly. Paid sick leave has gone from an issue that was totally off the radar to one garnering executive action within a decade, a rapid pace of progress. How did it get there?
Paid sick leave has gone from an issue that was totally off the radar to one garnering executive action within a decade, a rapid pace of progress. How did it get there?
Interest in a basic income, also called a guaranteed or universal income, an annual unearned salary, or just “getting handed a giant lump sum of free cash every year,” is percolating. Of late, it’s been the subject of magazine features, it’s been championed by economists from major financial institutions, and it’s even been touted on the presidential campaign trail.
The Australian government said on Wednesday that it will pass a law that would withhold child care and other payments from families that fail to immunize their children. The "No Jab, No Pay Bill" introduced to Parliament would also remove a category of "conscientious objector" that allowed parents to remain eligible for full government benefits despite not immunizing their children. "The choice made by some families not to vaccinate their children is not supported by public policy or medical research, nor should such action be supported by taxpayers in the form of family payments," Social Services Minister Scott Morrison told Parliament.
The "No Jab, No Pay Bill" introduced to Parliament would also remove a category of "conscientious objector" that allowed parents to remain eligible for full government benefits despite not immunizing their children.
"The choice made by some families not to vaccinate their children is not supported by public policy or medical research, nor should such action be supported by taxpayers in the form of family payments," Social Services Minister Scott Morrison told Parliament.
You might think that hotspots like New York City and Washington, D.C., would be places where people spent a disproportionate amount of their salary on alcohol, smoking and eating out. It turns out, however, these places tend to be relatively thrifty, with residents spending relatively little of their money on such libations. Not so in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, which leads the nation in percent of household expenditure spent on eating out and alcoholic beverage. Here, residents spend 6.10 percent of their total spending on eating out, and 1.21 percent on alcohol. That compares to national averages of 5.16 percent and 0.94 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey. Boston, meanwhile, takes the lead on spending on tobacco, as residents spend 0.65 percent on smokes, compared to an average of 0.44 percent.
Not so in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, which leads the nation in percent of household expenditure spent on eating out and alcoholic beverage. Here, residents spend 6.10 percent of their total spending on eating out, and 1.21 percent on alcohol. That compares to national averages of 5.16 percent and 0.94 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey. Boston, meanwhile, takes the lead on spending on tobacco, as residents spend 0.65 percent on smokes, compared to an average of 0.44 percent.
First, US intelligence is more privatized than ever before, with for-profit corporations operating as an equal partner with the surveillance state at nearly every level. The situation was neatly summarized by James Clapper, the director of the Office of National Intelligence (ODNI) in his keynote address. “If you can’t get a job in the IC, then sign on with one of our contractors,” he told the crowd of 500 people, 75 percent of whom came from the private sector. “Industry is absolutely crucial to our continued viability and success.”
“If you can’t get a job in the IC, then sign on with one of our contractors,” he told the crowd of 500 people, 75 percent of whom came from the private sector. “Industry is absolutely crucial to our continued viability and success.”