Category: Middle Class Resurrection

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce SSBCI or Small Business Tax Credit, $10 Billion, being disbursed now to the States and funneled to lending institutions. It’s primarily for minority owned businesses, but all businesses may apply. The hover wants to support small business. Look at your State structure and maps and apply for funding or collateralize an existing loan. Use this money for Small Business startup!

June 5, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/05/small-business-funds-minority-owned-credit-initiative

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Break the habit and Vote for Beto O’ Rourke. You can have a government that supports the rights and lives of the majority. Register and vote. In 2022, your life and livelihood depends on Beto and new faces, not hard right extremists, in Government. Give power to those who will care about your life. The GOP protects very few and cares only about their money and self perpetuating Power. Vote them out in 2022.

June 4, 2022

http://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/03/opinion/texas-republicans-abbott.html

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Britain’s rise in inequality and poverty took 10+ years. We started the trend in the 1980’s. They recognize the poor & middle class are suffering, do we? We’ve taken away the peoples safety net and never replaced it. From Student Loans, to child care, to transportation, to WiFi, to food insecurity, we’ve created a two tier society with stressed out traumatized adults and children. When do we reinstate our Social Safety Net? The For the Families Act? Where’s the debate ?

June 1, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/01/the-decade-that-broke-britain-the-disastrous-decisions-that-left-millions-in-a-cost-of-living-crisis

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Unionization is sweeping America. The Gaming industry has its first Union at Activision Blizzard. More to follow as Labor demands a seat at the Corporate Table, fighting for higher wages and good working conditions. Corporate abuse of people is coming to an end. We can look at this progress and know “ the Middle Class is ascendant! “

May 24, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/may/23/activision-blizzard-raven-software-union-vote

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Traders Joe’s employees following Amazon workers and forming an independent Union for all Trader Joe stores Nationwide. They want adequate wages, benefits and a say in safe workplace conditions! Kudos. Employees at Target & Apple have petitioned for Unionization, too! Labor will continue to press for higher wages. This is not inflationary, corporate mergers, monopolies , are inflationary and leave a wake of unemployment! #LaborLivingWage

May 23, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/23/trader-joes-workers-massachusetts-push-for-union

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce As CEO’s & Corporations make record profits, works in retail and the fast food industry barely make $260 a week. That’s not a living wage. With Corporate profits rising, and Corporate generated Inflation rising , too, a $15 minimum wage will barely suffice. People need a Basic Living Wage and Unionization at every level of work insuring better pay, benefits, safe working conditions and a seat at the Corporate Table! We need a # Clean Slate for Labor. We need a change in the Dept of Labor rules, favoring employees and not owners.

May 16, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/16/strikes-us-retail-fast-food-dollar-general-mcdonalds-wendys

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce An informative interview with Bill Gates , “On Preventing the Next Pandemic “, his new book. He’d make WHO responsible for 3000 workers & Scientists Globally communicating and sharing information on the next potential microbe to infect us. An early warning system for Pandemics. These platforms are doable and would be $1 Billion well spent to prevent the next Pandemic and the loss of lives and $10 Trillion in Global GDP. For links and more questions posed to Bill Gates, read the article. His main concern now is malnutrition and child hunger. 2 nd , Vaccines to eradicate HIV & TB

May 15, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/may/15/bill-gates-vaccines-readers-questions-how-to-prevent-next-pandemic-interview

The baby formula shortage and the twisted priorities of the American economy

May 13, 2022

Throughout the country, there is an acute shortage of baby formula that millions of families rely on to feed their children. According to research from Datasembly, “the national out-of-stock rate for baby formula reached 43 percent” last week. That’s — Read on popular.info/p/the-baby-formula-shortage-and-the A must read. Corporations in America are more important than people. At … More The baby formula shortage and the twisted priorities of the American economy

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Core inflation is lower. Gas and food prices driving inflation. Government can curtail Inflation by putting pressure on Large Corporations. FDR did that during the Great Depression. We still need the For the Families act to survive. And a higher basic minimum wage! Change our lifestyles now.

May 12, 2022

http://www.wsj.com/articles/us-inflation-consumer-price-index-april-2022-11652218520

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce People working in nursing homes are entitled to a living wage, fully paid for with benefits. California SEIU UNION demanding a Quality of Care board to oversee Nursing Homes. Quality of Care Boards should be established in every state. Nursing homo are notoriously understaffed and they don’t pay workers for hours worked. This is hazard pay for those who show up. The employees suffer and patients suffer as owners take in huge profits. Enough is enough! We have needed standards of Care for 30 +yrs.

May 4, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/04/california-nursing-homes-union-reform