Category Archives: Employment

New York’s Suffolk County Economy: Not so Hot?

Posted on September 8, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Representative Lee Zeldin likes to claim that he has contributed to a “booming” economy resulting in jobs in his district (the eastern part of Suffolk county). Lets examine this for a minute. First, jobs This is the graph of unemployment since … Continue reading →

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Local Economy Dependent on Immigrants

Posted on May 25, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Recent reports describe  increased round up of latinos. Along with suspected “bad guys” ICE is sweeping up many more innocent undocumented workers.  This was highlighted by the latest Trump visit to Long Island and Lee Zeldin’s cheer leading.  Read more … Continue reading →

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Jobs? Where are they?

Posted on May 2, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

From: John Tepper Marlin, Ph.D., President, Boissevain Books LLC,  Principal, CityEconomist WHERE ARE THOSE GREAT NEW JOBS FOR LONG ISLAND THAT TRUMP AND ZELDIN PROMISED These figures were released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They are for Nassau and … Continue reading →

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Trump Promised to Help Workers — But, Did He Really Mean It? His Justice Department just dropped appeal to save Obama overtime rule

Posted on September 5, 2017 by bcolbath42

BY JOHN BOWDEN – 09/05/17 12:35 PM EDT 47 © Getty Images   The Justice Department announced on Tuesday that it will not defend an Obama-era Labor Department rule that would have extended overtime benefits to more than 4 million … Continue reading →

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Millions More Uninsured Could Impact Health Of Those With Insurance, Too

Posted on July 14, 2017 by bcolbath42

KAISER HEALTH NEWS — REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH By Julie Rovner July 14, 2017 Neonatal intensive care, trauma care or burn care are among the services that could be hard to access in communities with high uninsured rates. Much has … Continue reading →

Posted in AHCA, American Health Care Act, Better Care Reconciliation Act, economy, Employment, Health Care, Medicaid, Trump, trumpcare | 2 Comments

Report: BCRA would mean more than 900K healthcare jobs lost

Posted on July 10, 2017 by bcolbath42

Posted on HealthDive Les Masterson July 7, 2017 Dive Brief: The Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) would result in 1.45 million fewer jobs by 2026, according to a new report by The Commonwealth Fund. Healthcare would take a hard … Continue reading →

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Women working in Trump’s White House only make $0.80 to the man’s dollar  

Posted on July 3, 2017 by bcolbath42

Published 9h ago on July 3, 2017 by Marie Solis SHARETWEETEMAIL President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on Air Force One Source: Carolyn Kaster/AP The country’s gender wage gap goes all the way to the White House, according to … Continue reading →

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The Populist Surge – Analysis from Across the Pond

Posted on July 1, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

  On June 27th, Martin Wolf in the Financial Times writes: Why has the appeal of populist ideas grown in western countries? Is this a temporary phenomenon? In the wake of Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, the collapse … Continue reading →

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The Brownback Tax Cut Experiment Ends in Kansas

Posted on June 9, 2017 by bcolbath42

Howard Gleckman June 7, 2017 Just as President Trump is ramping up his push for a major tax cut that he believes will pay for itself through faster economic growth, the Kansas template for that approach has crashed and burned. … Continue reading →

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The Potemkin Policies of Donald Trump

Posted on June 9, 2017 by bcolbath42

Published in The Atlantic DEREK THOMPSON JUN 7, 2017 The simplest summary of White House economic policy to date is four words long: There is no policy. John Sommers II / Reuters DEREK THOMPSON JUN 7, 2017 BUSINESS Share Tweet … Continue reading →

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Sweet Home Alabama?

Posted on June 7, 2017 by bcolbath42

Alabama counties cut 85% of their food stamp participants with no work in sight By Walter Einenkel Tuesday Jun 06, 2017 · 2:45 PM EDT Maybe he can find a job at that abandoned building? REBLOGGED BY Daily Kos Social … Continue reading →

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New York Hosp. Assoc. “bigly” upset

Posted on May 9, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

My friend Mike Anthony who was a Hospital Administrator submitted this: I’m sharing with you the Greater New York Hospital Association‘s response to the House passed AHCA. Ken Raske has been in charge of GNYHA for many years and knows … Continue reading →

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What Ivanka Trump doesn’t know will hurt us all

Posted on May 6, 2017 by bcolbath42

Posted on Salon.com SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017 05:00 PM EDT I read “Women Who Work” so you don’t have to. Ivanka’s “successful businesswoman” reputation is kind of a sham ERIN KEANE Ivanka Trump (Credit: Salon/Flora Thevoux) Ivanka Trump’s new book … Continue reading →

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An Empty Promise: The Working Families Flexibility Act Would Give Workers Less Flexibility and Less Pay

Posted on May 3, 2017 by bcolbath42

By National Partnership for Women & Families APRIL 2017 The Working Families Flexibility Act sets up a dangerous false choice between time and money, when working families urgently need both. The bill does not promote family friendly or flexible workplaces. Instead, … Continue reading →

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The YUGE job losses Trump is ignoring: retail workers

Posted on April 25, 2017 by bcolbath42

Originally posted in Daily Kos By Sher Watts Spooner Sunday Apr 23, 2017 · 10:20 AM EDT Malls across the U.S., like this mall in Milford, Connecticut, are growing emptier and emptier. Which is bad news for those employed by … Continue reading →

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