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Jackson Lewis: Because Slavery is Outlawed

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:14:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: They have to pay you something now that slavery is outlawed. But, with the help of Jackson Lewis, it can be far less. Information about a union-busting company.

Clip Source: www.americanrightsatwork.org

Jackson Lewis presents itself as a reputable "national workplace law firm," yet under its polished veneer lies a for-profit unionbuster. In fact, Jackson Lewis is one of the oldest and largest union avoidance law firms in the nation. Jackson Lewis counsels businesses on labor relations strategies that prevent unions from entering the workplace. By operating in the shadows of corporate unionbusting campaigns, the firm remains virtually unknown to the general public.

Unionbusting Behind the Scenes

Jackson Lewis' clients include employers of varying sizes and from a range of industries who call upon the firm to assist them in unionbusting. Since federal law does not require union-avoidance firms to disclose specific activities and costs associated with the practice of unionbusting, client lists and price tags are shielded and rarely disclosed.

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Economic Policy in a Weakening Economy

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:44:14 GMT

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ECONOMIC POLICY IN A WEAKENING ECONOMY:
Principles for Fiscal Stimulus
By Chad Stone and Kris Cox

Targeted measures are those aimed at individuals and entities that will spend quickly the bulk of any new resources they receive. Tax cuts that mainly benefit high-income individuals are poorly targeted to provide stimulus, because those individuals are more likely to save a large share of any increase in disposable income they receive than are people of more modest means. Government-funded construction projects that take many months or even several years to get underway are poorly targeted as well. In contrast, tax cuts and increases in government spending aimed at low- and moderate-income consumers and unemployed workers — such as tax cuts that provide a flat refund to all tax filers, additional weeks of unemployment benefits to workers who have been unable to find a new job, and increases in food stamp benefits — are far more effective as stimulus.

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Tax Reform and Poverty

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:46:38 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Humorously, EITC was really a Nixon idea.

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TAX REFORM AND POVERTY

The tax system has a pervasive impact on poverty, both directly through its role in the distribution of society’s resources and indirectly through its effects on the incentives for economic decisions like working and saving. The two most important facets of the tax system for low-income families are payroll taxes and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the former of which levies a tax on earned income and the latter provides a tax credit for earned income.

Underlying the persistence of poverty has been wage stagnation at the bottom. From 1973-2003, real hourly wages for men at the 10^th percentile of the earnings distribution fell 3 percent. At the same time, median wages fell 1 percent and wages for workers at the 90^th percentile rose 22 percent. The economic blow for families at the bottom of the income spectrum was partially cushioned by several expansions in the EITC

The EITC has several limitations that could easily be addressed by strengthening the credit.