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posted by on Monday May 22 2017, @03:39PM   Printer-friendly
from the for-gewg dept.

For the past four decades, the majority of American workers have been shortchanged by economic policymaking that has suppressed the growth of hourly wages and prevented greater improvements in living standards. Achieving a secure, middle-class lifestyle has become increasingly difficult as hourly pay for most workers has either stagnated or declined. For millions of the country's lowest-paid workers, financial security is even more fleeting because of unscrupulous employers stealing a portion of their paychecks.

Wage theft, the practice of employers failing to pay workers the full wages to which they are legally entitled, is a widespread and deep-rooted problem that directly harms millions of U.S. workers each year. Employers refusing to pay promised wages, paying less than legally mandated minimums, failing to pay for all hours worked, or not paying overtime premiums deprives working people of billions of dollars annually. It also leaves hundreds of thousands of affected workers and their families in poverty. Wage theft does not just harm the workers and families who directly suffer exploitation; it also weakens the bargaining power of workers more broadly by putting downward pressure on hourly wages in affected industries and occupations. For many low-income families who suffer wage theft, the resulting loss of income forces them to rely more heavily on public assistance programs, unduly straining safety net programs and hamstringing efforts to reduce poverty.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by NotSanguine on Monday May 22 2017, @05:29PM (1 child)

    Is that where the "anti-science" babble comes from? Because he wants our infrastructure to be fixed before we go for an adventure to Mars?

    I don't think anything "anti-science" is at issue with fixing our infrastructure. Aside from the glorious southern border wall, AFAIK the White House hasn't proposed *anything* related to infrastructure. If anyone has actually seen such a proposal, please link it in a response. I'd love to see it!

    I'm not real sanguine (see what I did there?) about the Trump administration's commitment to repairing/improving our infrastructure. All I've seen so far is platitudes and unrealistic claims that haven't been backed up by even a high-level list of priorities.

    I suppose that could change, but I'm not holding my breath.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by JoeMerchant on Monday May 22 2017, @08:39PM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Monday May 22 2017, @08:39PM (#513743)

    Is a thick layer of male bovine excrement considered infrastructure? He's already laid that out.

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