Peterborough In a recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Princeton economist, author, and former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Blinder made a brilliant case for Congress to actually read Obama’s proposal and do more to make the Earned Income Tax Credit really increase citizen wealth and even, are you listening my …
Month: March 2014
Defining Overtime and Discretionary or Supervisory Workers
Toronto President Obama and his administration have announced an “always-on-the-shelf,” but long overdue move to revise the rules on definition and pay limits defining supervisory and discretionary workers and their eligibility for overtime. In a sobering commentary noting the slow, grinding wheels of government, some have noted that a rule making procedure along these lines …
Banks Shirking Responsibility for Foreclosed Property Maintenance
New Orleans I woke up to headlines indicating that the National Fair Housing Alliance has accused Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank of effectively “red lining” blight into largely African-American and Latino neighborhoods in 35 different cities in 15 metropolitan areas. Recently the alliance added New Orleans, Dallas, New Haven, and Hampton Roads, Virginia to an amended complaint …