Category: Income inequality solutions

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce A tale of 2 cities, San Francisco and Manila, both facing rising sea levels and displacing millions of people. We have decisions to make about planning for a future with rising seas. Where do we move people? Who pays for the move? How soon? Or do we rebuild infrastructure?

February 15, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/13/climate/manila-san-francisco-sea-level-rise.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce The People won. We don’t need a luxury building that will be mostly unoccupied except for the top 4 floors. Now , we’ll have a building that is not an eyesore. Also, our comptroller has said we have 1000 public lots for affordable housing, why aren’t we building on them for for the homeless & low income workers. Win win for the city!

February 15, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/14/nyregion/upper-west-side-condo-zoning.amp.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce People are excluded from most jobs. There’s discrimination by age, sex, race. Then daunting credentials for professionals who know the work and should be employed. Once employed the pay is too low and drives people into homelessness & Diseases of Despair. Fix Low wages and more people will benefit

February 15, 2020

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/02/15/powell-labor-force/

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Cancer Town to get new EPA monitors, toxins have plagued their Community for 50 yrs. Either move their Community or move the Refinery. How much more testing needed?

February 14, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/12/reserve-louisiana-cancer-epa-monitoring

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Cross state pollution from ozone & particles cause premature deaths of children in the Northeast. The largest concentration of pollutants comes from the Northern Plains & Upper Midwest . Prevailing winds carry the pollution East. Just like in the dust bowl, the Black clouds swept across America. It’s another problem to concern us, if we want a healthier happier life! States with the largest polluters have the least # of deaths, since winds travels East.

February 13, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/climate/air-pollution-health.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Epi #15 United States of Inequality. Subscription link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6gV7AqKQhy1XM6JQK16l3whttps://youtu.be/LY1_yjsFHfE

February 11, 2020

Dear Followers After this tumultuous week, I thought I’d recap what the World says about us and our common enemy, Climate catastrophes; Fire, pollution, pollutants, poor health , rising sea levels all correlate with Carbon Emission policy. The more Carbon in our atmosphere, the more catastrophic the weather events. There’s a direct correlation between Carbon … More AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Epi #15 United States of Inequality. Subscription link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6gV7AqKQhy1XM6JQK16l3whttps://youtu.be/LY1_yjsFHfE

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce This happened in 2008. The poor & homeless helped to evict those soon to be homeless. Meanwhile, the Corporations are making big bucks till the Economy collapses again. Before it was homeowners, now the same Corporations that owned the mortgages are now renting these properties. Big fees to be made as people become homeless, lose jobs & develop Diseases of Despair. When will we learn to stop the cycle of poverty ? We Need better pay & Regulation of Evictions

February 11, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/11/us/homeless-evictions-california.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce When over 2.3 million are evicted, where can they go? They’re barely surviving. Late Stage Capitalism is exacerbating our State of Inequalitu. We are causing suffering, when we can alleviate poverty and provide cost savings to the Community. There ought to be a Law controlling Landlord greed with guidelines ,procedures and due process . #BlackLivesMatter

February 11, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/11/us-eviction-rates-causes-richmond-atlanta

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Lloyd’s of London staff, unionized and suffering income inequality. Their CEO makes 200+ more than his employees, who are in debt and struggling to survive. America is more unequal than UK, how do you think your fellow Americans fee? Speak out and care of their welfare. We can all thrive with Infrastructure & anti poverty policies. ##SaveOurLives

February 9, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/feb/09/one-third-of-lloyds-bank-staff-are-struggling-financially-survey-reveals

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Ross Douthat & Nicholas Kristoff are both right. Income inequality fosters depression and mental distress in the Wealthy, who produce & innovate little. While the 90% who remain with stagnant wages & diseases of despair would benefit from a cash infusion. It doesn’t have to be much, . I was proposing $12,000 & Rutger Bergman has seen that $5000 may be sufficient to help those in poverty create better lives for themselves, while decreasing costs dramatically in healthcare needs. A mentaly healthy population pays big returns on GDP. In my next YouTube I’ll recite the #’s

February 9, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/08/opinion/sunday/trump-economy.html