Category: Middle Class and our values

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce The horror stories of drug pricing continues, yet our Legislators never find the time to pass decent Laws to help “We the People “. Politics as a “blood” sport doesn’t make our lives better. Stop profits over People. There is no inflation, why do drug prices increase? Also, stop TV advertising & reduce costs of drugs.

February 14, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/14/americans-bankruptcy-pay-medications-pharmaceutical-industry

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 Going across borders to obtain medication may be cost effective for a few, it’s not a solution. Negotiations by Legislators can solve problems. Also , stop Veryicsl integration, that puts Profits over People . All of our industries are experiencing Late Stage Capitalism. Save our lives & let us thrive!

February 11, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/11/utah-cuts-healthcare-costs-flying-employees-mexico-prescription-drugs

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Brazil’s Bolsanaro wants to mine for gas & oil on IndigenousLands. So far there is no Law allowing this plunder. He says the Indigenous people control 13% of Brazil’s land and wants the ability to destroy them our Planet. Bad policy doesn’t affect only Brazil, it affects the Planet. How can we stop these destructive actions?

February 7, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/06/brazil-bolsonaro-commercial-mining-indigenous-land-bill

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Planting a Trillion trees is an interesting , impractical idea. In European’s forests, they’re not sure what trees to plant, do they need controlled burns? They’re debating the devastation that awaits and trying to clear the forest floor. Change in farming patterns and the spread of fires are contributing to more forest burn. There is no easy solutions for Europe

February 7, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/climate/forests-europe-climate-changed.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Finland will give both parents paid family leave to be given together or separately for 6 mos. +, independent of family structure. The money is available to give kids a head start in life. We talk about restricted family leave in USA, while other Countries care about gender equality and happiness . They’re creating a safe environment for kids & people.

February 7, 2020

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/world/europe/finland-parental-leave-equality.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce House Dems & 3 GOP , support Pro Labor Law backed by Clean Slate Report. It gives workers, who are unionized a safer work environment & no income inequality, everyone makes the same 10-20% more. Corporations Lobbying against this Bill. Corporations don’t want to give up any profits. Late Stage Capitalism can’t survive. We the People need pay with dignity and a say in our Working Conditions. There ought to be a Law !

February 6, 2020

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/06/house-vote-bill-workers-unions

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Data from the Financial Times shows only white men feel they have economically improved. Everyone else feels worse off. Particularly deprived are wages for all women, AfricanAmericans & Hispanics. This is non partisan polling data. Trump’s economy works for a select few. GDP 2.1 Stock market up 7%. If you’re not better off than 4 years ago, don’t vote for Trump

February 6, 2020

http://www.ft.com/content/c5bdccda-42f6-11ea-a43a-c4b328d9061c

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Clean Slate Report/Ford Foundation & Harvard Law School : Labor Bill of Rights. A possible Utopia!

February 4, 2020

An SOS Call for America’s Workers The new Clean Slate report alerts the public and policymakers about the dismal state of worker power and worker voice. BY STEVEN GREENHOUSE JANUARY 24, 2020 Expand MATTHEW HENDRICKSON/CHICAGO SUN-TIMES VIA AP Members of the Chicago Teachers Union went on strike last fall in the nation’s third-largest school district. … More AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Clean Slate Report/Ford Foundation & Harvard Law School : Labor Bill of Rights. A possible Utopia!

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February 4, 2020

The State of Our Union! What are we the People left with under this administration? Labor is suffering. We have diseases of Despair. Late Stage Capitalism puts Profits over People. We can reach for Utopia. We can have better wages & a voice, expand mine! … More AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Please Subscribe YouTube 14 The StateOFOurUnion:Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6gV7AqKQhy1XM6JQK16l3w