The new Trump rules – pushed by some Republicans then dropped during the debate over the Farm Bill – make it much harder for a state to get a waiver, even in times as bad as the Great Recession.
Category: Jobs
Talking With Santa
Monday night I talked trucks with Santa Claus. (Of course, we’re both Chevy guys.) I explained why I liked my regular cab, short bed four-wheel drive with a spartan (rubber mat) interior. He understood but prefers his crew cab with Read More …
Jobs & Housing
My wife and I married at the end of the 1970’s. With me working in Belleville, Illinois and her job in Sunset Hills, Missouri we picked a new all adult apartment complex near the eastern edge of St. Louis County. Read More …
Working On Telegraph Road
Well, earlier today the August Labor Report came out, noting that overall unemployment remains at near record lows and wages keep creeping up by about 3% a year. Yet, not every worker lives under that rainbow. Buried on Table A – 8, trend data still admits than many millions of people who want to work full time can only find part-time jobs.
Never Mind…
There’s a saying among poker players that if you can’t figure out who the mark is at the table, well, you’re the mark, the patsy.
WCD Legislative Report – July 2019
Federal Items: It is Donald Trump’s government and America has to endure his tweeted whims. 2010 Census Trump and the Republicans converted the traditionally non-partisan census into a disaster: “President Trump is considering an executive order to try to move forward Read More …