Wage cuts can be self-defeating analysis
Wage cuts are linked to a long trend in rising profit shares and shrinking labor income driven by technology, unions’ waning influence, and financial markets. Experts warn against simple wage cuts for growth, urging balanced policy and strategic investment to raise living standards and long-term prosperity.
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Jeff Madrick
New America Foundation
Washington
China
Germany
United States
International Labor Organization
ILO
Gavyn Davies
Goldman Sachs
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Paris
Ronald Reagan
Margaret Thatcher
Japan
Adam Posen
Peterson Institute For International Economics
Posen
Giovanna Bassani
OECD
Bassani
Letters criticize abortion rights and Rep. King remarks
Cedar Rapids letter writer Julie Mitchell condemns abortion as a crime and questions Rep. Steve King's remarks about Hispanic people. She contrasts freedoms with actions she sees as shameful and urges accountability in politics and society.
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Susan Boyens
United States
Planned Parenthood
Steve King
King
Iowa
Republican Party
Julie Mitchell
Cedar Rapids
Back to school pitches flood a wary Lenore Skenazy
The columnist rails against marketers flooding inboxes with back to school products from fans and water bottles to private coaches and lunchbox buddies. She mocks dubious claims and highlights how ads stress dehydration, resilience, and parental vigilance as kids head back to class.
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Santa
Likenazy
Yahoo.com
Shelter House nets HUD grant for third Fairweather Lodge unit
Iowa City's Shelter House wins 226 816 federal grant to open a third Fairweather Lodge for adults with chronic mental illness, expanding housing options to six more residents. The program blends work, shared duties, and self governance with the aim of permanent, affordable support. Meanwhile Abbe Center Linn County plans to close Sept 30, displacing about 75 residents and stressing scarce inpatient beds.
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Iowa City
Shelter House
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Money Shelter House
Fairweather Lodge
Fairweather Lodges
Phoebe Trepp
Trepp
Abbe Center
Linn County
Iowa
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