Health Care Now: The whole world is in recession. But the United States is the only wealthy country in which the economic catastrophe will also be a health care catastrophe — in which millions of people will lose their health insurance along with their jobs, and therefore lose access to essential care. Senate passes child [...]
Access to health care is essential. Plus: sick days, equality, stimulus and unemployment insurance
January 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The best kind of stimulus. Plus: health care, equal pay, paid family leave and the state budget
January 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Food stamps offer best stimulus: As Congress and the White House consider a $150 billion stimulus package that includes tax rebates and tax incentives for business, a report released Tuesday suggests that other methods would do a better job of infusing money into the flagging economy and doing it fast. Treat health care as a [...]
Tax cut shovel will only dig a deeper hole
January 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
If you’re holding a hammer, so the saying goes, everything looks like a nail. But what if you’re holding a shovel? Faced with a mounting revenue shortfall, Washington lawmakers are grappling with potential cuts in health care, transportation spending, education and more. That hasn’t stopped some legislators from introducing bills to cut revenue even further.
Strong minimum wage boosts economy – New Jersey may follow in Washington’s footsteps
January 28, 2009 By 5 Comments
In the midst of the Great Depression in 1938, Franklin Roosevelt called for adoption of the first federal minimum wage as “an essential part of economic recovery.” By increasing the purchasing power of those workers “who have the least of it today,” he explained, “the purchasing power of the Nation as a whole – can [...]
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