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GoFundMe CEO: ‘Gigantic Gaps’ In Health System Showing Up In Crowdfunding

GoFundMe campaigns as proof of America’s health care crisis.

This entry was posted in Banana republic, Free markets and their discontents, Guest Post, Health care, Income disparity, Social policy, The destruction of the middle class on January 17, 2019 by Yves Smith.

Repeating the Mistakes of 1914?

n their enthusiasm for a new cold war against China and Russia, the western establishments of today are making a mistake comparable to that of their forebearers in 1914.

This entry was posted in Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Europe, Guest Post, Income disparity, Politics, Russia on January 17, 2019 by Yves Smith.

What Truck Drivers Say about “Driver Shortage” & Pay Increases

Debunking another “worker shortage” story.

This entry was posted in Dubious statistics, Economic fundamentals, Guest Post, Income disparity, Regulations and regulators, The destruction of the middle class on January 16, 2019 by Yves Smith.

$15 Minimum Wage: Job Killer or Path Out of Poverty?

This Real News Network segment sets forth the most common arguments against increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour, or alternatively, a living wage level, and shows why they don’t hold up to scrutiny. A decent minimum wage is even more important when the supposedly robust US economy is increasingly creating McJobs. JAISAL NOOR: […]