Category: A living wage

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TheVoiceOfJoyce Topic Episode #74 YouTube Winners!

March 29, 2021

Minority Rights: Why should the Minority Legislate our Lives? The minority don’t represent “We the People “. The minority doesn’t care how many are killed by guns. In a year , 45,000 die from Gun Violence. Half those dying, commit suicide. This week, Atlanta & Colorado, witnessed mass murders at the hands of a “lone” … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Topic Episode #74 YouTube Winners!

TheVoiceOfJoyce Don’t worry about inflation. Buffett has always said, inflation is good for the Economy. Wages increase & prices increase, our money market rate improves, it can be a win win, provided there’s enough stimulus to create new jobs and employ even the long term unemployed !

March 23, 2021

http://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/opinion/us-inflation-stimulus.html

TheVoiceOfJoyce The way to Reduce Environmental Racism is to increase Bus Service & Electric Powered Railroads. Why displace minorities? Existing systems don’t work and make commuting longer. We want increased faster accessibility. That’s more public transportation integrated into the existing system. Remember Build Back Better is not a slogan

March 23, 2021

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/23/plan-to-expand-texas-highway-stalled-over-environmental-racism-concerns

TheVoiceOfJoyce Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama are casting their ballots to form a Union. Their ballots must be received by the National Labor Relations Board by 3/29/21. Kudos & good luck!

March 21, 2021

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/mar/21/amazon-warehouse-workers-alabama-union

TheVoiceOfJoyce a conundrum, can AI be ethical? Not if only one group designs it. That’s happening now. It takes a diverse team, to design systems without bias. We’re not there yet. Unfortunately, social media platforms reinforce & strengthen existing biases. This a huge problem forAmericans and Democracy

March 20, 2021

http://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/technology/artificial-intelligence-google-bias.html

TheVoiceOfJoyce The people the Care’s act left out. Those paying off student loans are being crushed by high interest rates. Why should the Government make a profit on these loans and never allow responsible citizens to get caught up. Forgive the interest and $25,000 in debt and negotiate the rest. The student debt conundrum has hurt credit scores and family members who have co-signed & contributed to the payout with their homes on the line. This is an unfair system and requires fundamental changes.

March 19, 2021

http://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/opinion/student-loans-cares-act.html

TheVoiceOfJoyce There are at least 3.5 million long term unemployed. They’re excluded by a computer. They’re, too, exact & they have age bias , education bias & others. Since, No human reviews their resume, many never get a job and they’re not eligible for unemployment benefits either.Does anyone care how or if they survive? Why are they unseen in our Society? I know several skilled people in IT, Construction , that haven’t gotten a job in years. When will the Federal government recognize we have a pervasive problem and folks are suffering from mental health problems caused by their situation

March 15, 2021

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/15/job-hunting-technology-algorithms

TheVoiceOfJoyce The under connected now totals 12 million kids. They can’t attend school remotely nor can their parents afford a $30/month connection fee. WIFI is a necessity, when learning is remote. Due to non compliance with Covid protection protocols, remote learning is permanent till kids are not in danger of becoming infected. A lot of loan forgiveness has to take place. With no jobs, how will people catch up and pay their bills?

March 15, 2021

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/15/us-students-online-access-internet-pandemic-virtual-learning

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TheVoiceOfJoyce: Agenda/ YouTube Episode # 72 Decency Saves Money (Released every Tuesday. Listen & Subscribe! Great visuals, too!

March 15, 2021

EPI 72 Be Humane & Save It’s cheaper to be humane, to be for racial and social justice. If we were our brothers keeper, we would have saved 300 ,000 lives from Covid and saved our Economy. Now we must pass massive relief and Stimulus Package s, just to purchase necessities. That’s triage. We’re putting … More TheVoiceOfJoyce: Agenda/ YouTube Episode # 72 Decency Saves Money (Released every Tuesday. Listen & Subscribe! Great visuals, too!

TheVoiceOfJoyce The final Bill before Biden , should be popular enough to make most of it permanent. 40 million kids out of poverty, benefits and refunds to poor with & without kids, a reason for all States to expand Medicaid, they get more Federal funding, pension funding, more inclusive unemployment benefits & more. This will help people and stimulate the Economy. Plus Vaccines & Infrastructure programs, America & Americans are back!

March 9, 2021

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/09/hidden-provisions-bidens-rescue-bill-make-this-bigger-deal-than-you-thought/