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Tag Archives: working poor
What Work Will We Do?
Conventional wisdom is there is a worker shortage in Iowa. “Companies are really at a tipping point with respect to their workforce,” Iowa Business Council Executive Director Joe Murphy said in an interview with Perry Beeman of Iowa Capitol Dispatch. … Continue reading
August Is No Recess When Working Poor
School is out for Iowans who work yet remain on the margins of society. There is no recess from the constant demand to secure basic needs of food, shelter and clothing. The add-on expenses of transportation, health care, interest on … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Community, progressive values, Sustainability, working poor
Tagged Progressive Community, sustainability, working poor
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It's Not Just About Wages
It’s time for a new discussion about wages. People who harp about hourly wages are tedious and mostly fooling themselves. The economic instinct in society should be and is making a decent life from what we have and are given. … Continue reading
Poverty Vultures
Out of sight of the eyes of anything resembling reporters the poverty industries in the USA are cranking along in high gear. Most of these are protected from any harm by Republicans from the county courthouse through the state house … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Jobs, minimum wage, poverty, working poor
Tagged poverty industries, working poor
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