http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/07/08/wisconsin-gop-seeks-to-eliminate-days-off-for-workers-along-with-the-living-wage-law/
"Wisconsin Republicans are trying to crush workers across the state under their boot heel once and for all with a budget that would take away rest days and repeal the state’s living wage law.
The state of Wisconsin once stood as a proud pro-worker state with the strongest labor laws in the nation, thanks to the hard work of strong labor unions that fought for worker’s rights, but Governor Scott Walker and his Republican allies in the state legislature want to tear that legacy apart and bury it permanently, workers be damned."
July 8, 2015
“More Nixonian than Nixon”: Scott Walker’s latest scandal lays bare his shady tactics
“More Nixonian than Nixon”: Scott Walker’s latest scandal lays bare his shady tactics
"When a stealth attempt by Wisconsin Republicans to gut the state’s open records law drew national criticism last weekend, Gov. Scott Walker announced he’d push the legislature to undo the sneaky changes.
“The intended policy goal of these changes was to provide a reasonable solution to protect constituents’ privacy and to encourage a deliberative process between elected officials and their staff in developing policy,” his office declared in a statement. “It was never intended to inhibit transparent government in any way.”
Now it comes out that Walker’s office was in the thick of drafting the changes. “Legislative leaders let us know that they were interested in making changes to the open records law,” his press secretary told state reporters in an email. “In response, our staff provided input regarding these proposed changes.”
If that sounds familiar, it should. Walker has used the same dodge before, backing away from a controversial idea after it triggered public outrage, and having it turn out that he was behind the move in the first place."
"When a stealth attempt by Wisconsin Republicans to gut the state’s open records law drew national criticism last weekend, Gov. Scott Walker announced he’d push the legislature to undo the sneaky changes.
“The intended policy goal of these changes was to provide a reasonable solution to protect constituents’ privacy and to encourage a deliberative process between elected officials and their staff in developing policy,” his office declared in a statement. “It was never intended to inhibit transparent government in any way.”
Now it comes out that Walker’s office was in the thick of drafting the changes. “Legislative leaders let us know that they were interested in making changes to the open records law,” his press secretary told state reporters in an email. “In response, our staff provided input regarding these proposed changes.”
If that sounds familiar, it should. Walker has used the same dodge before, backing away from a controversial idea after it triggered public outrage, and having it turn out that he was behind the move in the first place."
Scott Walker's Office Was Part of a Sneaky Effort to Keep His Records Private
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/07/scott-walker-wisconsin-open-records
"Late on Thursday night, before the start of the holiday weekend, Republican state legislators in Wisconsin slipped wording into a bill authorizing Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget that would have blocked access to many public records. This includes records the Walker administration is currently fighting to keep secret, which concern a controversial proposal to rewrite key parts of the Wisconsin University system's charter. Reporters and the governor's Democratic critics immediately suspected this legislative maneuver was an attempt to shield Walker, who is about to announce his presidential bid next week, from greater scrutiny.
On Friday, as the controversy over the provision escalated, Walker at first avoided discussing it. But soon Republican lawmakers who had not been part of the committee that approved the language joined the chorus of critics. Knowing that he didn't even have the support of fellow Republicans, Walker issued a joint statement with top GOP lawmakers Saturday morning stating that the language would be pulled from the budget, at least for now.
Wisconsin Republicans won't say who was responsible for the public-records-blocking measure, but a number of Wisconsin journalists and critics of the governor believe the idea may have come directly from Walker's office."
"Late on Thursday night, before the start of the holiday weekend, Republican state legislators in Wisconsin slipped wording into a bill authorizing Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget that would have blocked access to many public records. This includes records the Walker administration is currently fighting to keep secret, which concern a controversial proposal to rewrite key parts of the Wisconsin University system's charter. Reporters and the governor's Democratic critics immediately suspected this legislative maneuver was an attempt to shield Walker, who is about to announce his presidential bid next week, from greater scrutiny.
On Friday, as the controversy over the provision escalated, Walker at first avoided discussing it. But soon Republican lawmakers who had not been part of the committee that approved the language joined the chorus of critics. Knowing that he didn't even have the support of fellow Republicans, Walker issued a joint statement with top GOP lawmakers Saturday morning stating that the language would be pulled from the budget, at least for now.
Wisconsin Republicans won't say who was responsible for the public-records-blocking measure, but a number of Wisconsin journalists and critics of the governor believe the idea may have come directly from Walker's office."
Scott Walker’s sleazy new low: The callous plot to get rid of Wisconsin’s living wage law
Scott Walker’s sleazy new low: The callous plot to get rid of Wisconsin’s living wage law
"It’s clear the college dropout doesn’t understand the history or the meaning of Independence Day, as he repeatedly uses it to shackle women and workers."
"It’s clear the college dropout doesn’t understand the history or the meaning of Independence Day, as he repeatedly uses it to shackle women and workers."
The battle over Scott Walker's records rages on—and gets stranger
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/07/06/1399672/-The-battle-over-Scott-Walker-s-records-rages-on-and-gets-stranger
"The background: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker got himself into some very hot water recently when he released in his latest budget effort a plan to erase the famous Wisconsin Idea from the University of Wisconsin System's mission statement as part of an effort to separate the university system from state government in a way that would allow the state to, of course, cut its funding. This proposal to gut one of the best things Wisconsin ever did went poorly, and went even worse when Walker claimed it was all some sort of unintentional mix-up, oops, only to have documents uncovered that showed Walker's office was in fact perfectly aware of the changes. This was quickly followed by lawsuits demanding the release of administration documents related to the change, since Walker seems to have been caught in (yet another) huge lie about what his office was or wasn't doing. Walker says nothing doing, because those count as "deliberative" and he shouldn't have to release documents from his administration showing how members of his administration deliberated on the changes.
Got that? Fast forward to this weekend, when the Republican-controlled legislature's Joint Finance Committee:
abruptly introduced and passed new exemptions to the open records law — including a broad provision that would explicitly create an exception for "deliberative materials." Such an exception would make it impossible for the public to see how state, local and school officials made their decisions. [...]
The public reaction was swift, with groups on the left and right decrying the attempt to stifle the public's access to government records. By Saturday, Walker and legislative leaders announced they were abandoning the plan, while continuing to evade saying who pushed for the idea in the first place."
"The background: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker got himself into some very hot water recently when he released in his latest budget effort a plan to erase the famous Wisconsin Idea from the University of Wisconsin System's mission statement as part of an effort to separate the university system from state government in a way that would allow the state to, of course, cut its funding. This proposal to gut one of the best things Wisconsin ever did went poorly, and went even worse when Walker claimed it was all some sort of unintentional mix-up, oops, only to have documents uncovered that showed Walker's office was in fact perfectly aware of the changes. This was quickly followed by lawsuits demanding the release of administration documents related to the change, since Walker seems to have been caught in (yet another) huge lie about what his office was or wasn't doing. Walker says nothing doing, because those count as "deliberative" and he shouldn't have to release documents from his administration showing how members of his administration deliberated on the changes.
Got that? Fast forward to this weekend, when the Republican-controlled legislature's Joint Finance Committee:
abruptly introduced and passed new exemptions to the open records law — including a broad provision that would explicitly create an exception for "deliberative materials." Such an exception would make it impossible for the public to see how state, local and school officials made their decisions. [...]
The public reaction was swift, with groups on the left and right decrying the attempt to stifle the public's access to government records. By Saturday, Walker and legislative leaders announced they were abandoning the plan, while continuing to evade saying who pushed for the idea in the first place."
Walker’s Attack on Open Records ‘More Than a Coincidence’
Walker’s Attack on Open Records ‘More Than a Coincidence’
"Facing an intense public backlash, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and top legislative leaders have backed down from an effort to impose controversial limits on the state’s open records law, including a provision to exempt records used during the “deliberative process” of drafting law or policy.
But a review by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism shows similarities between the proposed language, which was inserted into the budget by GOP lawmakers on Thursday, and that used by Walker and others in denying recent records requests."
"Facing an intense public backlash, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and top legislative leaders have backed down from an effort to impose controversial limits on the state’s open records law, including a provision to exempt records used during the “deliberative process” of drafting law or policy.
But a review by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism shows similarities between the proposed language, which was inserted into the budget by GOP lawmakers on Thursday, and that used by Walker and others in denying recent records requests."
Koch Brothers Are Ramping Up To Eliminate National Parks And Seize Federal Lands
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/07/08/koch-brothers-ramping-eliminate-national-parks-seize-federal-lands.html
"It is not enough for the Kochs to take Americans’ government, workplace protections, pensions, healthcare, safe roads, schools, and bridges to privatization and eventual ruin, they are jockeying even now to take over Americans’ public land with little to no outrage or push-back from the people."
"It is not enough for the Kochs to take Americans’ government, workplace protections, pensions, healthcare, safe roads, schools, and bridges to privatization and eventual ruin, they are jockeying even now to take over Americans’ public land with little to no outrage or push-back from the people."
Koch-backed group calls for end of national parks
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/07/06/1399603/-Koch-backed-group-calls-for-end-of-national-parks#
"It just kills the industry and its allies that there's any scrap of land that they can't get their hands, or more precisely their drilling rigs, on. National heritage, and clean air and water, be damned. This isn't about taking care of the parks that we do have. It's about stealing them."
"It just kills the industry and its allies that there's any scrap of land that they can't get their hands, or more precisely their drilling rigs, on. National heritage, and clean air and water, be damned. This isn't about taking care of the parks that we do have. It's about stealing them."
Republican Plan to Gut and Privatize Federal Highways
http://samuel-warde.com/2015/07/republican-plan-gut-privatize-federal-highways/
"It’s just another sleight of hand to shuffle money to corporate donors who will do little to fix things and everything to monetize it."
"It’s just another sleight of hand to shuffle money to corporate donors who will do little to fix things and everything to monetize it."
Fox News built a f**ked-up Frankenstein, dumb, angry and divorced from facts. Now Donald Trump will devour them
Fox News built a f**ked-up Frankenstein, dumb, angry and divorced from facts. Now Donald Trump will devour them
"Conservatism, as a practical political philosophy, is dead in this country. Sure, there are intelligent conservative voices in the whirlwind, but they’ve been overwhelmed by the xenophobic hysteria peddled by the likes of Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh. These are the people who define conservatism today. These are the people who’ve poisoned the conservative brand, made it synonymous with backwardness and cultural isolation. And Fox News has been their most significant stage, the ultimate echo chamber.
As a consequence, conservatives (on the whole) are now dumber, angrier and more divorced from the facts. To the extent that Fox News has nurtured the idiocy Trump represents, they’re responsible for his political life – they made it possible. The bile spewed by Trump might as well be Fox News talking points; it’s the kind of garbage you hear every day on their programs. And because so many conservatives get their news from Fox, Republican policymakers are forced to parrot those arguments to voters. This plays well with the base, but it alienates most of the country – as it should."
"Conservatism, as a practical political philosophy, is dead in this country. Sure, there are intelligent conservative voices in the whirlwind, but they’ve been overwhelmed by the xenophobic hysteria peddled by the likes of Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh. These are the people who define conservatism today. These are the people who’ve poisoned the conservative brand, made it synonymous with backwardness and cultural isolation. And Fox News has been their most significant stage, the ultimate echo chamber.
As a consequence, conservatives (on the whole) are now dumber, angrier and more divorced from the facts. To the extent that Fox News has nurtured the idiocy Trump represents, they’re responsible for his political life – they made it possible. The bile spewed by Trump might as well be Fox News talking points; it’s the kind of garbage you hear every day on their programs. And because so many conservatives get their news from Fox, Republican policymakers are forced to parrot those arguments to voters. This plays well with the base, but it alienates most of the country – as it should."
New Texas Textbooks, Slavery A ‘Side-Issue’ Of Civil War
http://samuel-warde.com/2015/07/new-texas-textbooks-slavery-side-issue-civil-war/
"For those that wonder why education needs national standards instead of state-by-state statutes, this would be why."
"For those that wonder why education needs national standards instead of state-by-state statutes, this would be why."
New Texas History Books are Going to Whitewash the Truth About the Civil War and the Confederacy
New Texas History Books are Going to Whitewash the Truth About the Civil War and the Confederacy
"they seem to care more about what they want to be real as opposed to actual reality."
"they seem to care more about what they want to be real as opposed to actual reality."
New Social Studies Textbooks In Texas Do Not Mention KKK Or Jim Crow Laws
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/07/06/new-social-studies-textbooks-in-texas-do-not-mention-kkk-or-jim-crow-laws/
"We saw it coming. We knew it was nearly inevitable. First, it was creationism in Biology textbooks. Then, it was the battle for Moses in the Social Studies textbooks, which included teaching right-wing political views as history. And finally, they’ve successfully done the impossible. The Washington Post is reporting that this fall, over five million public school students will be taught using social studies textbooks that do not so much as mention the Ku Klux Klan or Jim Crow laws. In fact, it is reported that the new Texas guidelines for American history “barely address racial segregation"."
"We saw it coming. We knew it was nearly inevitable. First, it was creationism in Biology textbooks. Then, it was the battle for Moses in the Social Studies textbooks, which included teaching right-wing political views as history. And finally, they’ve successfully done the impossible. The Washington Post is reporting that this fall, over five million public school students will be taught using social studies textbooks that do not so much as mention the Ku Klux Klan or Jim Crow laws. In fact, it is reported that the new Texas guidelines for American history “barely address racial segregation"."
Texas History Books To Minimize Slavery, Omit Jim Crow Laws And The KKK
Texas History Books To Minimize Slavery, Omit Jim Crow Laws And The KKK
"Five million public school students in Texas will begin using new social studies textbooks this fall based on state academic standards that barely address racial segregation. The state's guidelines for teaching American history also do not mention the Ku Klux Klan or Jim Crow laws."
"Five million public school students in Texas will begin using new social studies textbooks this fall based on state academic standards that barely address racial segregation. The state's guidelines for teaching American history also do not mention the Ku Klux Klan or Jim Crow laws."
Right-Wing Photshops A Picture Of Hillary In A Pathetic Attempt To Label Her A Racist (IMAGES)
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/07/07/right-wing-photshops-a-picture-of-hillary-in-a-pathetic-attempt-to-label-her-a-racist-images/
"It took about two minutes to find out that the picture, taken in 1969, was photoshopped."
"It took about two minutes to find out that the picture, taken in 1969, was photoshopped."
Felon Dinesh D’Souza Spreads Fake Photo Of Hillary Clinton Posing By Confederate Flag
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/07/07/felon-dinesh-dsouza-spreads-fake-photo-hillary-clinton-posing-confederate-flag.html
"D’Souza’s film 2016: Obama’s America was splattered chock full of falsehoods about the president, so it certainly wouldn’t be beneath D’Souza to knowingly spread lies about Hillary Clinton."
"D’Souza’s film 2016: Obama’s America was splattered chock full of falsehoods about the president, so it certainly wouldn’t be beneath D’Souza to knowingly spread lies about Hillary Clinton."
Felon Dinesh D'Souza Spreads Fake Photo Of Hillary Clinton With Confederate Flag
Felon Dinesh D'Souza Spreads Fake Photo Of Hillary Clinton With Confederate Flag
"UPDATE: D'Souza did finally acknowledge that the picture was photoshopped, and decided to just attack Clinton for her looks in response instead. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones Dinesh."
"UPDATE: D'Souza did finally acknowledge that the picture was photoshopped, and decided to just attack Clinton for her looks in response instead. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones Dinesh."
Wisconsin Republicans And The Open Records Attack Everyone Saw Coming
Wisconsin Republicans And The Open Records Attack Everyone Saw Coming
"Faced with a swift and fierce backlash, Republicans Saturday abandoned a plan that would have gutted the state’s open records law."
"Faced with a swift and fierce backlash, Republicans Saturday abandoned a plan that would have gutted the state’s open records law."
Republicans Get Busted Trying to Take Down Hillary Clinton with Pure Lies
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/07/06/democrats-bust-republicans-press-phony-benghazi-emails.html
"Democrats busted Republicans for leaking yet another fake Benghazi email story to the press."
"Democrats busted Republicans for leaking yet another fake Benghazi email story to the press."
Scott Walker Tries To Use A Back Door To Get Rid Of Wisconsin’s Living Wage Law
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/07/06/3677107/scott-walker-uses-holiday-weekend-sneak-controversial-provisions-state-budget/
"Walker and Republican lawmakers have already been forced to retreat on one of them: a gutting of the state’s open records law that would have barred reporters and the public from accessing the documents that reveal how laws are written, including drafts and e-mails between state lawmakers.
But the other additions remain, including provisions that censor information about police shootings, scrap factory workers’ right to one day off per week, and completely eliminate the state’s 100-year-old definition of a “living wage,” which now says workers deserve pay that provides “minimum comfort, decency, physical and moral well-being.” This major change, which has received far less attention than the open records law rewrite, would strip the state’s Department of Workforce Development of the power to to investigate complaints that an employee is not being paid a living wage, and would replace “living wage” with “minimum wage” throughout Wisconsin’s laws."
"Walker and Republican lawmakers have already been forced to retreat on one of them: a gutting of the state’s open records law that would have barred reporters and the public from accessing the documents that reveal how laws are written, including drafts and e-mails between state lawmakers.
But the other additions remain, including provisions that censor information about police shootings, scrap factory workers’ right to one day off per week, and completely eliminate the state’s 100-year-old definition of a “living wage,” which now says workers deserve pay that provides “minimum comfort, decency, physical and moral well-being.” This major change, which has received far less attention than the open records law rewrite, would strip the state’s Department of Workforce Development of the power to to investigate complaints that an employee is not being paid a living wage, and would replace “living wage” with “minimum wage” throughout Wisconsin’s laws."
5 Despicable Right-Wing Moments This Week: Bill O’Reilly's Stupidest Statement Ever @alternet
5 Despicable Right-Wing Moments This Week: Bill O’Reilly's Stupidest Statement Ever @alternet
"4. Fox Newsian argues — with a straight face— that overtime pay actually hurts workers."
"4. Fox Newsian argues — with a straight face— that overtime pay actually hurts workers."
Fox News can’t bear the truth: Right-wing terror groups are America’s gravest threat
Fox News can’t bear the truth: Right-wing terror groups are America’s gravest threat
"Sadly, the church massacre in Charleston now ranks alongside a litany of homegrown radical attacks. They’re the type of attacks Fox News doesn’t want to focus on."
"Sadly, the church massacre in Charleston now ranks alongside a litany of homegrown radical attacks. They’re the type of attacks Fox News doesn’t want to focus on."
The GOP’s pathetic crybaby agenda: Trump, Scalia and the whiny, paranoid new face of the right
The GOP’s pathetic crybaby agenda: Trump, Scalia and the whiny, paranoid new face of the right
"Republicans have no agenda. America won't fall for culture/religion wars anymore. Petulance is all they have left"
"Republicans have no agenda. America won't fall for culture/religion wars anymore. Petulance is all they have left"
Special Prosecutors Seek To Indict Texas Attorney General For First Degree Felony Fraud
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/07/03/special-prosecutors-seek-indict-texas-attorney-general-degree-felony-fraud.html
"If Paxton is convicted of a first-degree felony, he could face a maximum sentence of life in prison."
"If Paxton is convicted of a first-degree felony, he could face a maximum sentence of life in prison."
Meet The Wisconsin Conservative Busted For Threatening To Kill President Obama (SCREENSHOTS)
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/07/04/meet-the-wisconsin-conservative-busted-for-threatening-to-kill-president-obama-screenshots/
"a suggestion eerily similar to Tucker Carlson’s claim that the President does not deserve Secret Service protection"
"a suggestion eerily similar to Tucker Carlson’s claim that the President does not deserve Secret Service protection"
July 4, 2015
As Walker Announces, WI GOP Moves to Gut Open Records Law
As Walker Announces, WI GOP Moves to Gut Open Records Law
"On the same day that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced his run for president, the Wisconsin GOP has proposed a virtual gutting of Wisconsin's open records law, long considered one of the best in the nation. The drastic changes were proposed in a last-minute, anonymous budget motion, with zero public input on the eve of a holiday weekend. The motion will be rolled into the state's massive budget bill and voted on in the coming weeks."
"On the same day that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced his run for president, the Wisconsin GOP has proposed a virtual gutting of Wisconsin's open records law, long considered one of the best in the nation. The drastic changes were proposed in a last-minute, anonymous budget motion, with zero public input on the eve of a holiday weekend. The motion will be rolled into the state's massive budget bill and voted on in the coming weeks."
The Obamas Show Their Awesomeness Again By Hosting A Girl Scout Campout On The WH Lawn (VIDEO)
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/07/01/the-obamas-show-their-awesomeness-again-by-hosting-a-girl-scout-campout-on-the-wh-lawn-video/
"Fifty girls were given a fantastic experience, and once again the Obamas were shown to be the genuine, caring people that most sane Americans know that they are."
"Fifty girls were given a fantastic experience, and once again the Obamas were shown to be the genuine, caring people that most sane Americans know that they are."
July 3, 2015
The Tea Party Freak-Out Obscuring the Truth About Secret Right-Wing Money | Alternet
The Tea Party Freak-Out Obscuring the Truth About Secret Right-Wing Money | Alternet
"While liberal advocacy groups had pushed for rules on campaign financing and “dark money”—political contributions from undisclosed sources—conservatives manufactured a crisis to pressure IRS Commissioner John Koskinen into delaying a transparency rule that would apply to dark money in the 2016 election cycle."
"While liberal advocacy groups had pushed for rules on campaign financing and “dark money”—political contributions from undisclosed sources—conservatives manufactured a crisis to pressure IRS Commissioner John Koskinen into delaying a transparency rule that would apply to dark money in the 2016 election cycle."
Undeterred, Boehner Presses Forward With ACA Lawsuit Against Administration
Undeterred, Boehner Presses Forward With ACA Lawsuit Against Administration
"It will never end until we make them stop. Time to de-fund the billionaires behind the Murray litigation brigade."
"It will never end until we make them stop. Time to de-fund the billionaires behind the Murray litigation brigade."
Fox Yakker: Overtime Pay Is Just A 'Giveaway'
Fox Yakker: Overtime Pay Is Just A 'Giveaway'
"So that we're clear, let it be stated for the record that Fox News does not believe in overtime pay or a minimum wage because workers are just a bunch of leeches who are always wanting more.
Except Fox News also thinks people who don't work are leeches too, so I guess that means Fox News just prefers indentured servitude or something worse."
"So that we're clear, let it be stated for the record that Fox News does not believe in overtime pay or a minimum wage because workers are just a bunch of leeches who are always wanting more.
Except Fox News also thinks people who don't work are leeches too, so I guess that means Fox News just prefers indentured servitude or something worse."
Robert Reich: Something Good Finally Happened for Working Americans And Business Lobbies Are Freaking Out | Alternet
Robert Reich: Something Good Finally Happened for Working Americans And Business Lobbies Are Freaking Out | Alternet
"Finally, a bit of good news for hard-working Americans."
"Finally, a bit of good news for hard-working Americans."
Millions Of Workers Will Be Eligible For Overtime Pay -- Thanks, Obama!
Millions Of Workers Will Be Eligible For Overtime Pay -- Thanks, Obama!
"More good news for working people! President Obama announced plans to expand existing classifications of workers eligible for overtime pay."
"More good news for working people! President Obama announced plans to expand existing classifications of workers eligible for overtime pay."
What the New Proposed Overtime Rules Mean for Workers
What the New Proposed Overtime Rules Mean for Workers
"Overall, 3.1 million mothers and 3.2 million fathers will be guaranteed overtime pay under the new threshold, and 12.1 million children will benefit from their parents’ overtime coverage.
In 1975, the overtime salary threshold covered about 62 percent of all salaried workers–today, it only protects 8 percent. Had overtime kept pace with the 1975 level, it would be about $52,000 today adjusted for inflation, about equal to the U.S. median household income. The new salary threshold puts us back on track to reconnect workers’ wages with gains in productivity."
"Overall, 3.1 million mothers and 3.2 million fathers will be guaranteed overtime pay under the new threshold, and 12.1 million children will benefit from their parents’ overtime coverage.
In 1975, the overtime salary threshold covered about 62 percent of all salaried workers–today, it only protects 8 percent. Had overtime kept pace with the 1975 level, it would be about $52,000 today adjusted for inflation, about equal to the U.S. median household income. The new salary threshold puts us back on track to reconnect workers’ wages with gains in productivity."
Minnesota’s High Tax, High Wage, Union Economy Now #1 State To Do Business
http://www.occupydemocrats.com/minnesotas-high-tax-high-wage-union-economy-now-1-state-to-do-business/
"As Republican governors across the country destroy their economies and impoverish their own people, the states following liberal economic agendas are seeing their economies soar. CNBC recently declared Minnesota the best state for business in the nation, firmly debunking (again) trickle-down economics. Minnesota is known for it’s friendliness to organized labor, high wages, and high taxes- but opposite to everything the right wing would have you believe, Minnesota boasts a very low unemployment rate (3.8%) and high labor force participation (70.8%)."
"As Republican governors across the country destroy their economies and impoverish their own people, the states following liberal economic agendas are seeing their economies soar. CNBC recently declared Minnesota the best state for business in the nation, firmly debunking (again) trickle-down economics. Minnesota is known for it’s friendliness to organized labor, high wages, and high taxes- but opposite to everything the right wing would have you believe, Minnesota boasts a very low unemployment rate (3.8%) and high labor force participation (70.8%)."
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