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Automatic Cuts To The IRS Will Increase The Deficit: While sequestration was meant to be a last resort, it was originally created to force lawmakers to take action to reduce the deficit. Yet now that it’s gone into effect there are some parts that will likely do the opposite. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will take a hit just like all other agencies, and [...]/p

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Labels: Deficit, IRS, Jobs, Public Workers

The Loss Of Government Jobs Is Holding Back The Economy

The Loss Of Government Jobs Is Holding Back The Economy: The jobs report out this morning was full of good news: unemployment fell to 7.5 percent as the economy added 165,000 jobs, while big upward revisions to the past two months’ jobs numbers were added. The private sector carried those figures, adding 176,000 jobs in April. Yet the number was dragged down by the loss [...]/p

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Labels: Economy, Jobs, Public Workers, Workers

Monday, April 29, 2013

Sequestration 101: If a Budget Cut Doesn't Impact the Wealthy, Congress Won't Fix It | Common Dreams

Sequestration 101: If a Budget Cut Doesn't Impact the Wealthy, Congress Won't Fix It | Common Dreams
"And here is the last lesson sequestration has taught us: just how much more Congress cares about what’s bothering upper-middle-class citizens than what’s going on at the bottom of the income scale. There are tons of different programs expecting a big impact from sequestration. None of them saw multiple bills introduced in the Senate, one of which was passed with huge support on both sides of the aisle and signed within a matter of days. Had they continued, the furloughs would have been more than an inconvenience. They could have meant sharply reduced economic output. But the same could be said of many of the cuts to other programs. The lesson is not that the flight delays should have gone unaddressed. It’s that if a budget cut doesn’t impact a wealthy constituency, Congress can’t to be bothered to fix it."

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Labels: Austerity, Budget Cuts, Economy, Middle Class, Public Workers, The Budget Sequester, Wealthy 1%, Workers, Working Class, Working Families, Working Poor

Monday, April 15, 2013

Sweatshops on Wheels | Common Dreams

Sweatshops on Wheels | Common Dreams
"he deterioration of the nation’s public transportation, like the deterioration of health care, education, social services, public utilities, bridges and roads, is part of the relentless seizing and harvesting of public resources and programs by corporations."

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Labels: Chris Hedges, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Privatization, Public Transportation, Public Workers, Workers, Working Class

Friday, January 4, 2013

Will House Republicans Let The Post Office Save Itself This Year?

Will House Republicans Let The Post Office Save Itself This Year?: The Postal Service is in such dire financial straits because, unlike any other agency or private business, it is required by Congress to pre-fund 75 years worth of pension benefits. So USPS is paying for the pensions of employees it has not even hired yet. And while Congress could easily fix the problem, House Republicans last year couldn’t even bother to bring the matter up for a vote

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Labels: Postal Service, Privatization, Public Workers, Workers