The inlaid walnut table in the corporate boardroom held 12 on either side and two or three at each end, and the execs were all perched, prepped to pounce, when I dragged in my 2001 budget - 1015 pages of spreadsheet and other sheet. As division CEO of a NYSE-listed publishing company with nearly a … Continue reading Trickle, trickle, fools we are, to trust the rich, now flush with cash, will share with us their bounty
Category: wages
Middle class seniors forced to pay for that 40% corporate tax cut with reductions to Medicare
Happy holidays came a few days early for big corporations and rich shareholders. Their income tax rate in 2018 will drop from 35% to 21% - exactly a 40% decrease. Next year, Medicare premiums will go from $109 to $134 per month - a 23% increase in one year. This additional deduction from Social Security … Continue reading Middle class seniors forced to pay for that 40% corporate tax cut with reductions to Medicare
Most Bachelor of Science jobs are held by foreigners in Silicon Valley and owners want it to stay that way
Some 57 out of every 100 jobs in Silicon Valley requiring a bachelor’s degree or higher are filled by someone who wasn’t born in the U.S., according to a boast by Carl Guardino, president of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. Guardino, who wants President Donald Trump to grant DACA (ages 16-34) amnesty, said that loss … Continue reading Most Bachelor of Science jobs are held by foreigners in Silicon Valley and owners want it to stay that way
$4,000 Wage hike “Fake News” from the White House – whatever happened to Trump promise of “no taxes for a couple earning less than $50,000”
UPDATE to April 2017 post, Russian Dossier with complete text: DNC and Clinton campaign paid for Fusion GPS report used by FBI to investigate President. The following was emailed to me on Saturday from the White House. TRUMP PENCE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 10.21.17 TAX CUTS FOR REAL AMERICANS President Trump is working harder than ever to … Continue reading $4,000 Wage hike “Fake News” from the White House – whatever happened to Trump promise of “no taxes for a couple earning less than $50,000”
Trump ignores own warning about tech swamp snakes; now IBM has more jobs in India than U.S.
IBM’s chief executive, Ginni Rometty was anxious to meet with the newly-elected Donald Trump in December, last year, and she pledged that her tech firm would create 25,000 new American jobs. She also promised that IBM will be investing in the United States by bringing $1 billion to create training programs and opening new offices. … Continue reading Trump ignores own warning about tech swamp snakes; now IBM has more jobs in India than U.S.
Trump team allows INCREASE in Visas to take away our jobs and keep America from being “great” again
Senator Tom Cotton (R-ARK) recently challenged the perpetual talking point used to rationalize taking away American jobs to give them to H-2B Visa holders. A lot of the arguments for this kind of program boil down to this: No American worker will do that job. That is a lie. It is a lie. There is … Continue reading Trump team allows INCREASE in Visas to take away our jobs and keep America from being “great” again
FOX News lies about auto worker hourly wages
FOX News yesterday proclaimed on the web: The new GM deal would raise labor costs from $55 to $60 an hour, a 9 percent hike, according to a study of the deals from Kristin Dziczek of the Center for Automotive Research and Art Schwartz, a former GM labor executive and president of Labor and Economic … Continue reading FOX News lies about auto worker hourly wages
Greece bailouts are just to keep banks fat and happy, while families suffer from ten consecutive cuts to their livelihoods
Billions for banks. Hardly a farthing for the families of Greece. The country continues to face impending feudalism to pacify a financial monarchy ruling Europe. Since 2010, Greece has received nearly $277 billion in bailout funds. Almost all of the money has gone to pay the country’s debts, cover credit default swaps, pay jacked up … Continue reading Greece bailouts are just to keep banks fat and happy, while families suffer from ten consecutive cuts to their livelihoods
You can fool nearly all the people... 