by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Dec 18, 2019 | News
The rate of employment is lower and the poverty rate is higher in non-metro, or rural, portions of the United States compared to metro areas, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report published in November. Analyzing data from 2010 to 2018, the...
by Myles Werntz | Aug 28, 2018 | Opinion
Labor Day has, at some level, always felt a little unnecessary to me. For, unlike Independence Day or Memorial Day, when we wrestle with aspects of our country that might seem out of sight, “labor” is something we do all the time. We do not, in other words, need to be...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jul 30, 2018 | News
Increasing work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid will likely burden low-wage workers, according to a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) report released July 24. A March 2018 CBPP report revealed that most...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Mar 27, 2018 | News
A majority of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants are employed while receiving assistance but in positions with unstable hours resulting in income volatility, according a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) report released on March...
by Jessica Adkins | Mar 6, 2012 | Opinion
It’s hard to be a bright-eyed, ambitious college student when everywhere you look, people are shouting that the sky is falling. With constant concern over the unemployment rate and the economy, it seems degrees don’t guarantee the middle-class life that...