HOV Profits for Corporations
“A P3 that created HOV lanes on the Washington Beltway in Northern Virginia forces taxpayers to reimburse the investment consortium (comprised of Australia-based Transurban and Texas’ Fluor […]
% Population Foreign Born
Percent of Population Foreign Born 28% Australia 22% Canada 15% Germany 15% USA 13% United Kingdom 13% Spain 12% France Source: https://priceonomics.com/which-countries-have-the-most-immigrants/
Syrian Refugees Accepted to US 2016
Canada accepted nearly 40,000 Syrian refugees between November 2015 and December 2016. Since 2013, Germany has admitted about 41,000 displaced Syrians. In 2016, the […]
USA At or Near Bottom of Advanced Countries
Today’s educational achievements are lower than those of the previous generation. Plus, globally, younger Americans are “at or near the bottom of the standings among […]
$$$$$ FOR WARS & THE MILITARY $$$$$
$ 4.7 Trillion “As of August 2016, the US has already appropriated, spent, or taken on obligations to spend more than $3.6 trillion in current […]
New Bill to Strengthen Social Security
“[A] proposed…bill…would increase Social Security benefits by about $1,300 annually for seniors who make less than $16,000, while boosting the amount of taxes paid by high-income earners […]
Your Parking, Their Profits
“Chicago and Morgan Stanley-led private consortium agreed to a 75-year lease of the city’s 36,000 parking meters for $1 billion. “After the ink was dry, […]
Both Democrats and Republicans exclaim about the benefits of trade
Neither party acknowledges the disadvantages: off-shoring, moving industries out of the country, industry loss, skill loss, job loss, wage loss, pension loss, family and community […]
INFRASTRUCTURE: WHAT’S INCLUDED & HOW BAD IS IT?
According to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Report Card for America the here’s what’s included in “infrastructure”: Aviation Bridges Dams […]
Why Do People Support Medicare-for-All, A “Government-Run” Health Care Plan
Can a “government-run program” operate for less than “private industry”? A “government-run program” operates with civil service wages, no profit motive, the single motive to […]