[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', '.')...it was Biden's fault

[evilgenius]

If you know my argument against badly done UBI, then you know how important inflation is to the concept. The money supply depends upon people's economic activity to determine its size. People borrow money to take chances in life. The system evaluates their risks, and loans them money or not. The money supply is determined by that borrowing. That is what UBI can't destroy, or replace. It's supposed to be about taking care of those who don't fit anymore, not replacing the economic driver.

[Outcast_Searcher]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', '.')...it was Biden's fault

[Outcast_Searcher]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vtsnowedin', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', 'y')ou just said it was Biden's fault

[vtsnowedin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Outcast_Searcher', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vtsnowedin', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', 'y')ou just said it was Biden's fault

[Shaved Monkey]

Research headed by the University of NSW and released on Wednesday reveals the coronavirus supplement and the JobKeeper program were key factors in pushing the proportion of Australians living in poverty below 10 per cent. It had been 11.8 per cent in 2019.

Research headed by the University of NSW and released on Wednesday reveals the coronavirus supplement and the JobKeeper program were key factors in pushing the proportion of Australians living in poverty below 10 per cent.
It had been 11.8 per cent in 2019.

Charities and social welfare organisations noted a sharp fall in financial pressures early in the COVID recession as the federal government put in place the $1500-a-fortnight JobKeeper wage subsidy and the coronavirus supplement, which was worth $550 a fortnight to people on welfare payments including JobSeeker.

The impact of the various COVID-19 support measures on overall incomes was evident in the research, with only high-income earners suffering a fall in after-tax incomes in 2020.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that poverty and inequality are not an inevitable state of being. They grow because government policies allow them to, and in many cases, directly increase them,”

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/fede ... 5a0jd.html

[evilgenius]

In America, the issue is about what the minimum wage should be. Not the official minimum wage, but the one arrived at by the market for jobs. Tensions are flying because $10 an hour suddenly just doesn't cut it anymore, and the established norms over what to pay aren't keeping up. Market forces are at work. Per usual, the Fed is getting involved. It's about time. We'll see if they have any more enlightened things to do than ever before, or if they can just cram the square peg into the round hole. It's worked before.

[vtsnowedin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Shaved Monkey', '
')“The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that poverty and inequality are not an inevitable state of being. They grow because government policies allow them to, and in many cases, directly increase them,”

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/fede ... 5a0jd.html

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('evilgenius', 'I')n America, the issue is about what the minimum wage should be. Not the official minimum wage, but the one arrived at by the market for jobs. Tensions are flying because $10 an hour suddenly just doesn't cut it anymore, and the established norms over what to pay aren't keeping up. Market forces are at work. Per usual, the Fed is getting involved. It's about time. We'll see if they have any more enlightened things to do than ever before, or if they can just cram the square peg into the round hole. It's worked before.

[vtsnowedin]

Other then rent and parking fees what things do you think are cheaper in the rural areas? Gas, automobiles, appliances, cell phones, cable bills, hamburger?
The idea that the country dweller can live on the cheap is far from true.

[Pops]

Housing is a third and transportation a quarter of the average budget, so working from a home in the country, in the middle of the country can be vastly cheaper than living in the city or near and commuting, Let alone living on the coasts.

The trade off is lower wage, fewer amenities and if you still work in the city, no savings on transport.

[vtsnowedin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', 'H')ousing is a third and transportation a quarter of the average budget, so working from a home in the country, in the middle of the country can be vastly cheaper than living in the city or near and commuting, Let alone living on the coasts.

The trade off is lower wage, fewer amenities and if you still work in the city, no savings on transport.

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vtsnowedin', 'O')ther then rent and parking fees what things do you think are cheaper in the rural areas? Gas, automobiles, appliances, cell phones, cable bills, hamburger?
The idea that the country dweller can live on the cheap is far from true.

[vtsnowedin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tanada', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vtsnowedin', 'O')ther then rent and parking fees what things do you think are cheaper in the rural areas? Gas, automobiles, appliances, cell phones, cable bills, hamburger?
The idea that the country dweller can live on the cheap is far from true.

[Doly]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'L')ife is not all on one set in the very geographically diverse USA and having a federal minimum wage can be a boon in poor regions but an insult in more expensive regions.

[vtsnowedin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Doly', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'L')ife is not all on one set in the very geographically diverse USA and having a federal minimum wage can be a boon in poor regions but an insult in more expensive regions.

[evilgenius]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tanada', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('evilgenius', 'I')n America, the issue is about what the minimum wage should be. Not the official minimum wage, but the one arrived at by the market for jobs. Tensions are flying because $10 an hour suddenly just doesn't cut it anymore, and the established norms over what to pay aren't keeping up. Market forces are at work. Per usual, the Fed is getting involved. It's about time. We'll see if they have any more enlightened things to do than ever before, or if they can just cram the square peg into the round hole. It's worked before.

[vtsnowedin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('evilgenius', '
')
The way it works in America is that the states which are not on top see their populations hollowed out. America is like that, it has a lot of movement between regions. America is not a country where everybody grows up in a place and spends their entire life there. Some people do. Enough don't.

As a result, poor states stay poor. Since there is no official story to the movement, as well, it is like the people voting. The successful states tend to stay successful. They tend to gather large populations of people. There is more going on in them economically. There is a critical mass of diversity that promotes a level of growth that, sometimes, has a greater rate of growth than what the background rate would be without that stimulation. That sort of thing is iffy, though. It can be restricted by politics, and the dampening effect that Cretinism can have upon such a thing.

[evilgenius]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vtsnowedin', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('evilgenius', '
')
The way it works in America is that the states which are not on top see their populations hollowed out. America is like that, it has a lot of movement between regions. America is not a country where everybody grows up in a place and spends their entire life there. Some people do. Enough don't.

As a result, poor states stay poor. Since there is no official story to the movement, as well, it is like the people voting. The successful states tend to stay successful. They tend to gather large populations of people. There is more going on in them economically. There is a critical mass of diversity that promotes a level of growth that, sometimes, has a greater rate of growth than what the background rate would be without that stimulation. That sort of thing is iffy, though. It can be restricted by politics, and the dampening effect that Cretinism can have upon such a thing.

[theluckycountry]

Medicaid, SALT, & SNAP Debates Threaten Trump Agenda As Reconciliation Deadline Looms
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '
')As House Republicans race to pass President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy package, serious internal divisions remain unresolved, casting doubt over whether the party can meet its own ambitious deadlines.

Similar discord surrounds proposed Medicaid changes. Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee continue to deliberate over how to achieve $880 billion in savings, a task that has sparked pushback from centrist members concerned about the scale of potential cuts.

Food Stamp Reform in Flux
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has also emerged as a flashpoint. The House Agriculture Committee is under pressure to find $230 billion in savings but has yet to finalize a plan.