Category: Income inequality solutions
January 11, 2020
AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Just like Opportunity Zones which don’t serve the disadvantaged, now Minuchin wants to pervert the Community Banking system, allowing them not to encourage investment in their communities for new businesses and mortgages, instead they can invest in stadium upgrades? No surprise. This government is made by Bankers for the benefit of the wealthy.
January 11, 2020
AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce The valley of the Himalayas may see a decline in water to 1.4 billion people. Grasses are noted at the base of the Himalayas & that’s bad news for water runoff into 10 tributaries that form from glacial ice. We need to be serious about ClimateChange & Mitigating it!
January 10, 2020
AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Dreadful! Another man made tragedy. When do the People’s needs supersede Corporate Greed? Transition to renewables, add jobs & save lives & our Planet 🌎
January 10, 2020
AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce The Boeing 737 Max flew while employees & management knew this plane was unstable without extra training. It would have added an additional $500,000 approximately to rain pilots. This should have been a Boeing cost not a customer cost. Corporate self regulation doesn’t work. That’s why we have Regulations and Laws. Boeing was assured business through the Iran Treaty and global contracts. Why design a plane with technical issues?
January 10, 2020
AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Don’t be afraid of job loss, Renewables energy supports twice as many people. How do you justify losing a Billion animals, extinction, asthma, loss of life and property? Mitigation is a priority to prevent disasters & poor health. There ought to be a way to help miners and mitigate pollution
January 10, 2020
AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Why should your zip code determine whether you suffer from Pollution, asthma, heart attacks or diabetes? In suburbs of Detroit, Marathon oil pollutes the sky and poisons the air? Now this administration is removing environmental protection from Industry. There was a Law!
January 9, 2020
AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Americans are indeed looking for help & hope. It’s not our fault administrations for 30-40 yrs have let us down. We’re dying in despair, says Angus Deaton, an economists, meaning suicide, drugs & alcohol are shortening our lives. Ray Dalio, agrees, Capitalism is broken . We can reverse our State of Despair with good policies. The minimum wage , if adjusted for inflation would be $22/hr not $7.25! Pay with dignity would help too!
January 9, 2020
AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Mental Health problems are showing up in the work place. Particularly hard hit are Construction workers prone to suicide, alcohol and pain killer abuse. Overall, suicides claim 47,000 Americans. Pay with dignity, increased living wages & increased minimum wages , targeted from $13-15/hr would decrease stress and suicidal behavior. Add more jobs & we wouldn’t feel life is hopeless
January 9, 2020
AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Spotlight on Reserve Louisiana has a Democratic Legislator concerned about the People’s exposure to carcinogenic pollutants. With the Formosa Plastic plant being granted permits more toxins will be released into the air. Why site these plants near poor population areas. There ought to be a Law?
January 9, 2020