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Maine’s High Minimum Wage May Be Doing More Harm Than Good
December 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Morning Sentinel
Health-care reform may be grabbing most of the headlines these days, but the unemployment crisis is the No. 1 issue for more than 15 million Americans looking for work. With the national jobless rate now in double digits, a growing consensus that the recession is over is cold comfort for families scraping by on savings and unemployment checks. Maine residents, who have seen their state unemployment rate… -
Holiday Season Hits Jobless Mich. Teens Hard
December 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Detroit News
Though the holiday season is traditionally a time of celebration, this year the teen unemployment crisis threatens to be a lump of coal in the stocking of many young Americans. But it’s not job seekers who have been naughty; it’s their representatives in Congress. In the midst of economic turmoil and a deep recession, Congress ignored the pleas of economists and allowed the third of three planned… -
Employment: Colorado Teens Hit Hard This Holiday
December 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Boulder Daily Camera
Though the holiday season is traditionally a time of celebration, this year the teen unemployment crisis threatens to be a lump of coal in the stockings of many young Americans. But it`s not job seekers who have been naughty; it`s their representatives in Congress. In the midst of economic turmoil and a deep recession, Congress ignored the pleas of economists and allowed the third of three planned… -
Rise In Minimum Wage Added To Teens’ Burdens
December 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Tennessean
Though the holiday season is traditionally a time of celebration, this year the teen unemployment crisis threatens to be a lump of coal in the stockings of many young Americans. But it’s not job seekers who have been naughty; it’s their representatives in Congress. In the midst of economic turmoil and a deep recession, Congress ignored the pleas of economists and allowed the third of three planned… -
Health Bill’s Just Bad Business
November 2009 · Kristen Lopez Eastlick · Boston Herald
There has been a lot of noise when it comes to certain aspects of the health care bills moving through Congress: Will illegal immigrants be covered? Will funding be provided for abortions? Will the legislation include a so-called public option? Important questions all, but when it comes to the crucial question of how a new health care mandate will affect employers and their employees, things have been… -
Health Care Reforms Don’t Have To Cost Taxpayers Trillions In Government Option
November 2009 · Rick Berman · Fort Myers News-Press
The national debate over health care reform has ground to a halt, with both sides deadlocked over the scale and expense of potential government intervention. However, we can all agree on at least a few things: Too many uninsured Americans are forced into bankruptcy by accidents and diseases; too many Americans are unable to purchase individual coverage due to pre-existing conditions; too many children are unfairly denied…