Thom Hartmann you're the best the rest to economic
and labor news you need to know this Republican lawmakers know the vast
majority of Americans support
helping the middle class however rather than offering any real solutions to help
working families
senate Republicans are simply repackaging old ideas and trying to pass
them off as
pro worker last right last week
right-wing lawmakers in the upper chamber announced a packager bills in
advance a White House summit for working families
the ridiculous ideas to help families included tax doc
deductions for putting a crib in all my office and allowing
employers to cheat workers out of overtime senate Minority Leader Mitch
McConnell announced packager bills called a fair shot for everyone
and said these are just the kinds of things that could make a difference in
people's lives now
becomes a news flash to senator mcconnell most parents don't have the
luxury of working from home and mentor
don't earn enough to benefit from write-offs on their taxes
public and senator might leave Utah's pushing the
working families Flexibility Act which would allow employers to replace time
and a half
the so-called comp time and roll back decades have labor law
his policies don't help working families are simply old republican ideas
renamed in a pathetic attempt to take advantage of america's been
fed up with three decades of war on the middle class
if Republicans really want to help working families a pass in an increase
in the minimum wage
are investing in infrastructure to create good-paying American jobs.
are planning a clear-cut simple ways to help rebuild the middle class but the
fact is
republicans want support them working families don't need comp time
or cribs in the office any higher wages better school systems
and lawmakers who actually listen to popular opinion
International Monetary Fund is calling on our lawmakers to raise the minimum
wage
last week the IMF issue there annual review of the US economy and they said
that there is a lot more that we can do to fight poverty
a federal minimum wage puts us at number 11
less-developed nations in our social safety net ranks even lower in
comparison to other countries
for the richest nation on earth yet we allow millions of people to remain in
poverty
in addition to raising wages the IMF says the tax credits the benefit
low-income families
should be permanently extended and expanded to cover more Americans
the earned income tax credit to the child tax credit is set to expire in
2017
despite the fact that they have the highest impact on low-income families
his recommendations could help with millions of Americans out of poverty
but they both require that are broken congress actually get something done
republicans refused to listen to a condom is in our country maybe they'll
take the heat it take heed to the IMF's
important advice I'm not hold my breath Starbucks wants workers to go to college
in order to help make that possible a coffee company will soon provide tuition
reimbursement to help employees earn a two year degree
you benefit will be available to both full-time and part-time workers and
cover up to thirty thousand dollars apology expenses
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announce the new program explained
you just cannot continue to lead your people behind only focus on shareholder
value
he added I feel so strongly that this is the right thing to do
and Starbucks is a company is going to benefit ways that we probably can
identify today
college benefit has no strings attached does not require workers to stay with
the company after earning their degree
however mister shultz still recognizes that workers who were treated well
are more loyal more productive and that our nation as a whole benefits from an
educated workforce
perhaps our lawmakers will recognize this fact
start working to make higher education free for all Americans
Republican Senator Jeff Sessions thinks we can't afford to care for our
thats in response to his no vote on the reason
be a bill senator session said both I feel strongly we've got to do the right
thing for our veterans but I don't think we should create a black
check and unlimited entitlement program now and book
perhaps session should have thought of that before he voted to send our
military men and women
into two illegal wars caring for those who serve our country should be a
priority
especially in the wake of the recent be a scam maybe someone should left let
jeff Sessions know the people who fight for our country
are absolutely entitled to be cared for when they get home
if he is really worried about covering the cost to the BA
taken help democrats close corporate tax loopholes or make those at the top pay
their fair share
time to put our foot down when it comes to balancing budgets on the backs of the
poor
in time to care for those who served our country no matter what it costs
and finally a hospital system in Dallas Texas is raising its on minimum wage
parkland health and hospital system is taking the money
that they would have spent on executive bonuses and using it to give workers a
raise
hospitals lowest-paid employees only makes eight dollars and 78 cents an hour
but starting next month adl increased to an hourly wage a 10-25 increase will
make life easier for about 230 workers
and cost the hospital around 350,000 year
actor Jim Dunn executive vice president apartment said
we really want in any way possible to break down any gaps
or anything between the top leaders and those who are closest to our patients
we feel like it's the right thing to do hospital officials recognize the value
every worker their facility and they're likely to see more loyalty in
productivity as a result
perhaps more businesses will see that raising wages
actually helps employers and i cant wait on a broken condoms
they workers a living wage and that's the way it is for the week of June 23rd
2014 I'm John Hartman on labor and economic news
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