by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 26, 2017 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs
…A secure middle class is the cause of growth, not its effect; in fact, our economy cannot reach its full potential without it. And a middle class that lives in constant fear of falling out of the middle class isn’t truly middle class at all. From 1950 through...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 1, 2017 | Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs
Economist: Fix America By Bringing Democracy to Work “I’ve got to pinch myself; I’m having the time of my life,” Professor Richard Wolff proclaimed to a standing-room-only crowd last week. At that Jan. 17 event, co-presented by Pacifica’s...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 31, 2017 | Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs
When workers have more money, they spend more, and then businesses hire...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 30, 2017 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs
It’s Simple! Concentrated Wealth and Inequality Crushes Economic...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 18, 2017 | • Politics, Income Inequality, Jobs
The biggest beneficiaries of the government safety net: Working-class whites Working-class whites are the biggest beneficiaries of federal poverty-reduction programs, even though blacks and Hispanics have substantially higher rates of poverty, according to a new study...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 18, 2017 | Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs
The robot that takes your job should pay taxes, says Bill Gates Robots are taking human jobs. But Bill Gates believes that governments should tax companies’ use of them, as a way to at least temporarily slow the spread of automation and to fund other types of...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 19, 2017 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Jobs
Do Regulations Really Kill Jobs? Republicans love to blame the Environmental Protection Agency for some of the country’s economic woes. Is that a fair...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 18, 2017 | • Politics, Donald Trump, Jobs
WTF? More than 1,600 factory workers are being fired after Trump said he’d save their jobs – here’s what they have to say INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana-Dragging on a cigarette as he sits in the hall of United Steelworkers Local 1999, Robert James says,...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 18, 2017 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Income Inequality, Jobs
On Facebook Nick Hanauer posted: Kennedy got it: the economy grows when people can actually purchase things. And when I say people, I mean all of us. Not just those at the top. An inclusive economy always outperforms an exclusive one. Unfortunately there is not even a...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 6, 2017 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Jobs
Obama Leaves Behind A Job Market That Is Finally (Mostly) Healthy On Feb. 6, 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the first jobs report of Barack Obama’s presidency. It was a doozy. Employers had slashed 598,000 jobs in January, the report said....
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 6, 2016 | • Politics, Economics & The Economy, Infrastructure, Jobs
Invest in projects that benefit local communities rather than line Wall Street pockets Create good jobs and provide pathways to employment Target funds to communities where they will have the greatest socioeconomic return Three Ways to Ensure That an Infrastructure...
