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corbettkroehler
corbettkroehler's Journal
corbettkroehler's Journal
July 20, 2019
Arizona On Track To $12/Hour While Maintaining A Healthy Economy
Cynics decry raising the minimum wage to a living wage as a guarantee of job losses. Arizona is on track for $12/hour and has found its economy, including employment levels, holding steady.
Arizona's minimum wage increase has helped workers and not hurt job growth, study finds
Russ Wiles, Arizona Republic | July 18, 2019
http://azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/08/arizona-minimum-wage-proposition-206-election-results/92970650
Russ Wiles, Arizona Republic | July 18, 2019
http://azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/11/08/arizona-minimum-wage-proposition-206-election-results/92970650
July 20, 2019
$15 Minimum Cleared The House - Sign Bernie's Petition Calling On McConnell To Allow A Vote
https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1151934024107069441
July 20, 2019
"What Is Centrism?" Bernie Sanders Answers That Question And 19 Others From NowThis Espanol
https://twitter.com/NowThisEspanol/status/1152269368455122947
July 20, 2019
"What Is Centrism?" Bernie Sanders Answers That Question And Others From NowThis Espanol
https://twitter.com/NowThisEspanol/status/1152269368455122947
July 3, 2019
Opinion: USWNT's Megan Rapinoe is living her patriotism at World Cup. What's your excuse?
Nancy Armour, USA TODAY
Published 3:40 p.m. ET July 3, 2019
http://usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2019/07/03/world-cup-2019-megan-rapinoe-more-american-those-criticize-her/1641234001
LYON, France -- Its easy to hang a flag outside your house, stand for the national anthem, don the red, white and blue and tell everyone who will listen how much you love your country.
Actual patriotism, active patriotism, is much harder. It requires acknowledging this countrys flaws and holding it accountable until theyre addressed. It means working to achieve that more perfect union our countrys founders envisioned rather than simply paying lip service to the ideals we supposedly cherish.
America is not easy. At least, its not supposed to be. Megan Rapinoe gets that.
USA Today OpEd: USWNT's Megan Rapinoe is living her patriotism at World Cup. What's your excuse?
Opinion: USWNT's Megan Rapinoe is living her patriotism at World Cup. What's your excuse?
Nancy Armour, USA TODAY
Published 3:40 p.m. ET July 3, 2019
http://usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2019/07/03/world-cup-2019-megan-rapinoe-more-american-those-criticize-her/1641234001
LYON, France -- Its easy to hang a flag outside your house, stand for the national anthem, don the red, white and blue and tell everyone who will listen how much you love your country.
Actual patriotism, active patriotism, is much harder. It requires acknowledging this countrys flaws and holding it accountable until theyre addressed. It means working to achieve that more perfect union our countrys founders envisioned rather than simply paying lip service to the ideals we supposedly cherish.
America is not easy. At least, its not supposed to be. Megan Rapinoe gets that.
July 3, 2019
12 years after starting college, white men have paid off 44% of their student loans, while black women owe 13% more
Published: July 3, 2019 11:02 a.m. ET
http://marketwatch.com/story/12-years-after-starting-college-white-men-have-paid-off-44-of-their-student-loans-and-black-women-owe-13-more-2019-06-06
The experience of repaying student loans is unpleasant for millions of graduates, but for some borrowers, paying off student debt is an almost insurmountable challenge.
Twelve years after entering college, white men have paid off 44% of their student-loan balance on average, according to an analysis released this month by Demos, a left-leaning think tank. For white women, that share drops to 28%. For black borrowers, the picture is even bleaker. Black women see their loan balances actually grow 13% on average, 12 years after leaving school, while black men see their balances grow 11%.
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The ability to pay off your loans has everything to do with wages and the ability to gain secure employment; it has everything to do with housing affordability; it has everything to do with child-care costs.
Mark Huelsman, associate director, policy and research at Demos
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The age at which students enter college also plays a role in their ability to pay off debt. Students who start college at age 20 or older have paid off just 5% of their debt on average, at minimum, 12 years after leaving school. Students who enter school at age 18 or 19 have typically paid off more than one-quarter of their debt 12 years after leaving college, the report found.
Racism Meets A Rigged Economy - Proof Positive Of The Primary's Top Issues
When our candidates campaign on the profound disadvantages faced by Americans of color, such as red-lining, infant mortality, obstetric mortality, for-profit incarceration, pay inequity, etc., the specifics can feel a bit abstract. This article from the financial press lays it out for us with cold, hard facts and figures.
In short, reality bites!
12 years after starting college, white men have paid off 44% of their student loans, while black women owe 13% more
Published: July 3, 2019 11:02 a.m. ET
http://marketwatch.com/story/12-years-after-starting-college-white-men-have-paid-off-44-of-their-student-loans-and-black-women-owe-13-more-2019-06-06
The experience of repaying student loans is unpleasant for millions of graduates, but for some borrowers, paying off student debt is an almost insurmountable challenge.
Twelve years after entering college, white men have paid off 44% of their student-loan balance on average, according to an analysis released this month by Demos, a left-leaning think tank. For white women, that share drops to 28%. For black borrowers, the picture is even bleaker. Black women see their loan balances actually grow 13% on average, 12 years after leaving school, while black men see their balances grow 11%.
_____________________
The ability to pay off your loans has everything to do with wages and the ability to gain secure employment; it has everything to do with housing affordability; it has everything to do with child-care costs.
Mark Huelsman, associate director, policy and research at Demos
_____________________
The age at which students enter college also plays a role in their ability to pay off debt. Students who start college at age 20 or older have paid off just 5% of their debt on average, at minimum, 12 years after leaving school. Students who enter school at age 18 or 19 have typically paid off more than one-quarter of their debt 12 years after leaving college, the report found.
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