Long-term Unemployment Benefit Cuts Hit Millions of Jobless in States – Stateline

Long-term Unemployment Benefit Cuts Hit Millions of Jobless in States – Stateline:





 "The expiration of benefits not only affects states’ unemployed workers, but their broader economies as well. The program sent more than $25.6 billion in entirely federal dollars to states in 2013, and varying estimates have said the expiration could cost as many as 300,000 jobs nationwide."



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Worker Asks New CEO McMillon: Will You Pay Us Enough to Care for Our Families? • Making Change at Walmart

Worker Asks New CEO McMillon: Will You Pay Us Enough to Care for Our Families? • Making Change at Walmart:



 "I’m a 26-year-old Walmart worker from Chicago, Illinois, and hope to be a minister one day. I work an average of 32 hours a week in the meat department at Walmart’s Lakeview Neighborhood Market in Chicago, which adds up to about $13,000 a year. As you can imagine, I struggle to make ends meet."

Postal Service Banking: How the USPS Can Save Itself and Help the Poor | New Republic

Postal Service Banking: How the USPS Can Save Itself and Help the Poor | New Republic:



 "Instead of partnering with predatory lenders, banks could partner with the USPS on a public option, not beholden to shareholder demands, which would treat customers more fairly. As the report says, “the Postal Service could greatly complement banks’ offerings,” and in turn help drive out of business some of the most crooked companies in America, while promoting savings and expanding credit for the poor."

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What’s the policy? Letting the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) offer basic banking services to customers, like savings accounts, debit cards and even simple loans. The idea has been kicked around policy circles for years, but now it has a crucial new adherent: the USPS Inspector General, who endorsed the initiative in a comprehensive white paper.

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Goldman Deal Threatens Danish Government - NYTimes.com

Goldman Deal Threatens Danish Government - NYTimes.com:



 "“It is quite an odd day in the Danish Parliament, considering one of the three parties that was in the government has left,” Benny Engelbrecht, a Social Democratic lawmaker, said in an interview. He said the departure of the Socialist People’s Party “was over a number of things, but inspired by this.”"



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'That so many Danes have been aghast at the idea of
giving Goldman Sachs a prominent role in the
country's energy future reflects how far the damage
to the investment bank's reputation has spread
since the financial crisis.

'However much the financial world might envy
Goldman's trading prowess, many Danes see
Goldman as an emblem of an industry that helped
cause the crisis and then profited handsomely even
as much of the Continent still struggles to recover.

'Thousands of people have taken to the streets in
recent weeks to protest the deal; a prominent
banner featured the vampire squid that critics have
come to embrace as a symbol of Goldman Sachs.
Nearly 200,000 Danes signed an online petition
against the deal, a record.'

Report on how Denmark gave the
global financial giant Goldman Sachs
the go-ahead Thursday to buy a stake
in its state utility, causing the
Socialist People's Party to withdrew
its ministers from the country's
governing coalition

New York Times
January 31, 2014

Gates unmasks the real face of Davos | Red Pepper

Gates unmasks the real face of Davos | Red Pepper:



 "Amongst other reasons, a big factor is tax avoidance, enabled by the financial liberalisation regime put into place over 30 years by the likes of those who attend Davos. According to the Financial Times: ‘some 94 per cent of Microsoft’s $81bn is now outside the US.’

So Gates doesn’t want a higher minimum wage denting the amount of wealth his company is able to avoid taxes on. "

Inslee, lawmakers pushing to lift veil on pricing for health care | Local News | The Seattle Times

Inslee, lawmakers pushing to lift veil on pricing for health care | Local News | The Seattle Times:





 "“We made a decision with the Affordable Care Act to use competition to control costs,” said Bob Crittenden, Inslee’s senior health-policy adviser. “Competition requires a number of things. You need enough information to make decisions, and we don’t have that right now.”"







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