The U.S. economy is suffering under crippling deficits, massive debt, and record unemployment. The country needs fresh ideas, novel solutions, and unorthodox measures to stimulate job growth, pay down debt, and balance its budget. Independents will be watching for policy proposals and candidates, who think outside the box, can make the tough decisions, and challenge the status quo when it comes to leading the economy out of a recession.
There is no winter break for western farmers who cultivate land in mild-winter areas. While other states’ farm fields are staving off hard frosts or simply collecting snow this time of year, those in California and Arizona are churning out.
The Euro crisis has thrown into sharp relief the dangers inherent in pooling sovereign authority with other nations for economic advantage. Imagine the loss of control over our own destiny had the United States taken the NAFTA treaty all the.
While they don’t always appear to be related, statistics and modern agriculture go hand-in-hand. Industrial farmers rely on a myriad of statistical information from acreage usage numbers to data regarding conservation efforts in order to stay profitable and meet environmental mandates.
In the United States, the federal minimum wage is $7.25/hour. For workers in the state of California, it’s just a little higher at $8.00/hour. But in San Francisco, residents are legally guaranteed an hourly minimum wage of $9.92 an hour,.
Fresh off the heels of Bureau of Labor Statistics findings that slightly fewer Americans were jobless in November – reflecting an expected uptick in temporary and seasonal employment, as well as a mass exodus of over 300,000 would-be employees from.
Somebody call Superman. The Justice League of America is about to fall on its fanny. All right, I know Superman’s a member of the Justice League, but the point is that our superheroes are failing us – or at least.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has released a statement on the USDA’s recently completed tally for fiscal year 2011 farm exports. As it turns out, one area of the country’s economy is operating on a trade surplus and raking.
Before arriving at the most recent police eviction of Occupy Oakland demonstrators from Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland, California, let’s review the series of events– and policy flip flops– that got us here. First, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan supported the.
California Controller John Chiang says the state was 16.3% behind in expected revenue for the month of October, with an $810 million shortfall. The total shortfall for the first four months of the current fiscal year is $1.5 billion. Thus, the revenue.
In a sign that a leverage point between powerful financial institutions and the general public may have been reached, Bank of America recently announced that it was backing off from plans to institute a $5 monthly fee for use of.
