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All of the internships I’ve been involved with state in a contract, given to me well before the first employment date, the working hours I would be responsible for. Additionally, when I applied, many of these postings claim “flexible hours” in the sense that I can work around my school schedule without the fear of […]

In the first reading of the Forbes article that criticized Nick Hanauer, I thought the writer, Tim Worstall, absolutely stuck it to the man and showed Nick who was boss. Referencing a few days ago when we watched Nick talk on the banned TED talk, I remember how disgusted I was listening to Nick humble-bragging […]

The standard job is thought to be the typical hours from 9am to 5pm. However, I would be unable to think of ONE job that is strictly from 9am to 5pm. With telecommuting, work phones provided by the company, and technology increasingly entering our work, the typical 9 to 5 is basically gone. With my […]

The Forbes article is very critical of Nick Hanauer’s unpublished TED talk. Hanauer’s points are dismissed entirely, by Tim Worstall, who says that the underlying goal is to get people to save, therefore investing their capital, which then creates jobs. Whereas Hanauer says that if taxes on the rich go up, job creation will go […]

The articles today focused on the treatment of workers by companies. These articles tell of a somber story where corporations steal wages, give irregular hours, and do not compensate for holding people up after hours. Corporations like McDonald’s make billions so it does not make much sense that they would do this to their minimum […]

How high or how low a wage is for a certain job is debatable. In order to cover basic costs, minimum wage has to be a certain amount. For example, subway fares have just increased to $2.75 from the previous $2.50. A round trip would be $5.50. If minimum wage would be around $8, it […]

Profits is the magic word for all businesses. Capitalism urges businesses to gain the most profit with the least amount of cost. But at what consequence? All this micromanaging of minutes and dollars help maximize profits but at the same time harm employees. It reduces people to machines. When they’re not needed, they’re just simply turned […]

There is no denying that the US is still on the road to recovery after the Great Recession of 2008. While the stock market and other financial institutions have recovered, the quality of life for ordinary Americans based on employment rates and pay wages, have not. Actually, according to the articles we read this week, […]

It is scary how much the income inequality gap is growing everyday. The New York Times article, however, shows that the unemployment is steadily decreasing over the past several months. Whereas, unemployment has remained steady. I believe that many of Obama’s disability programs and ObamaCare helped facilitate this change. These types of things take time, […]

The effects of the Great Recession are still being determined. Without a doubt, it has had harrowing consequences on the lives of many. Many jobs were lost, others were cut, and many jobs just disappeared. As we are recovering now, it is clearer to see the results of a bleak time in our economy. In the New […]

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