Posts Tagged 'employment'

Made in America Panel Concludes That Raising the Minimum Wage Will Only Raise the Price of Everything Else in America

Made in America Panel Concludes That Raising the Minimum Wage Will Only Raise the Price of Everything Else in America

Host Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 48 stations) by remembering the late comedian Robin Williams, and recalling the fond memories of watching this gifted actor perform on screen and on TV.

Co-host Dr. Rich Roffman added that America has to do a better job of understanding the devastating effects of depression, and recognizing when someone needs help.

Neal and Dr. Roffman changed the focus of the show to the ongoing ...

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Made in America Panel Wants to see American Citizens get to the Front of the Line for Good Paying Jobs

Made in America Panel Wants to see American Citizens get to the Front of the Line for Good Paying Jobs

Host Neal Asbury opened his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 48 stations) by expressing empathy for the millions of Americans living in poverty, because they are locked into low paying part-time jobs.  Neal challenged listeners not to accept the status quo and ask representatives to explain how the nation wasted $20 trillion on the War on Poverty (created under Lyndon Johnson), and yet today we still have more people living in poverty ...

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A Culture of Dependency

A Culture of Dependency

In most wars a victor is declared. Yet, there is one war that has raged for more than half a century and there is no winner: the war on poverty.

It started under the Lyndon Johnson administration with the best intentions. Now 50 years and $20 trillion later, poverty in this nation has actually grown worse.

How can the richest nation on earth have 50 million people living in poverty? The answer is that we have substituted a path to employment for ...

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The Assault on CEO Compensation

The Assault on CEO Compensation

Professional sports players are usually paid based on performance. The better they play, the more money they make.

In the business world, CEOs are usually compensated based on the performance of their company. The better the company performs, the more they are paid in salary and stock options.

One big difference is that professional sports teams work with a salary cap, which determines how much money they can spend on their players.

In the business world, most CEOs don’t have a salary cap ...

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Our Economic Security Depends on Job Creation

Our Economic Security Depends on Job Creation

The impact of 26 million Americans who are unemployed or underemployed moves this nation further and further away from economic security. Then add in the millions of American who have been forced into part-time jobs (who are five times more likely to live in poverty) and we have an economic picture that would make our Founding Fathers weep.

An underlying issue that receives little coverage is that when people don’t have jobs or economic security, they don’t make the long-term investments, ...

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