TheVoiceOfJoyce Infrastructure Plan promises clean water. It’s not just lead & arsenic. In many town in North Carolina, PFAS, the forever chemicals remain, causing cancers, asthma and decreased fertility. We have a lot to lose without fundamental change and clean water resources are a priority.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/02/pfas-testing-forever-chemicals-pittsboro-north-carolina

TheVoiceOfJoyce Employers added 916,000 to their payrolls. If Vaccinations continue and Pandemic wanes, Business slated to add at 500,000 per month for the next year. That won’t bring us to lower unemployment, since 3.5-10 million Americans are not in the system. With new Infrastructure in the plans, it’s time to employ those discriminated for age, gender & disabilities. We can make this year a boom year for Everyone.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/march-jobs-report-unemployment-rate-2021-11617314225

TheVoiceOfJoyce The Trump tax cut enabled CEO’s to increase their salaries, while workers wages stagnated or ended with the Pandemic. Most corporations added an extra 10-18% to their bottom line and no tax loopholes were closed. 28% is a reasonable amount of tax to pay , along with tax loopholes, that encourage off shoring work. American workers need a raise and a stake in management decisions. When taxation was at 91% for the Uber wealthy our Country was most productive, profitable& people earned more. We had a solid Middle Class. Let’s resurrect them now! Give us New jobs and new industries !

http://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/04/01/tax-hikes-biden-infrastructure/

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 !

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

TheVoiceOfJoyce Replanting the Sinai? It can take 20 yrs, but it can happen. China has shown the way on one of their arid regions. Control of the land , livestock, planting and tributaries from the Mediterranean are key. The Sinai was green 4-8000 yrs ago. Ingenuity pays off!

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/20/our-biggest-challenge-lack-of-imagination-the-scientists-turning-the-desert-green

TheVoiceOfJoyce We have real reproductive problems caused by toxic chemicals. PFAS never breaks down & just like the fossil fuel lobby, they deny their causal in decreasing fertility ! The Lobby’s are led by humans who have decided their life now, is more important than their families lives later. Watch the Family of Man, for a chilling look of a future without babies! Dystopian and no longer futuristic.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/18/toxic-chemicals-health-humanity-erin-brokovich

TheVoiceOfJoyce Cows produce 10% of emissions and the methane produced can be reduced 82% with a minor edition of Seaweed to their diet. Read on for particulars & it’s possible to change our habits & feed ! All decreases in Carbon Emissions saves lives

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/18/cows-seaweed-methane-emissions-scientists

TheVoiceOfJoyce Air pollution caused 350,000 deaths in the USA. The Oil & Gas documents show the Corporations knew that large & small particles gets into our Lungs and the smaller the particle, the more damage is done. Rulings came out against fine particles in 1997, it was known 30 yrs early by Bi Oil. Alzheimer’s, lung cancer, asthma are all caused by small particles. Women working in oil and gas plants had fertility problems & deformed kids. Our choice, is going electric, wind, solar, 4 th generation nuclear & hydrogen power.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/18/oil-industry-fossil-fuels-air-pollution-documents

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

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

TheVoiceOfJoyce Stories of Communities & Cities working with local businesses, philanthropy, the Cares act to protect small businesses. They’ve gotten a financial lifeline, hiring employees and thriving. “It takes A Village” to succeed!

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/02/business/small-business-coronavirus-local.html