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28 February, 201711 January, 2017

Notes from the urban/rural divide: Government funding

A rural road on an overcast day.
Posted in economy, politics by s.e. smith

17 percent of America lives in rural communities, who are often maligned by those in urban and suburban areas. Questions of government funding can be a particularly sore point.

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17 February, 201726 December, 2016

The future of the marijuana market post-legalisation

A California ballot marked yes on a proposition legalising marijuana.
Posted in economy, politics by s.e. smith

So you’ve legalised: Now what? Why many marijuana-based businesses are very concerned about the ramifications of legalisation.

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29 November, 201623 September, 2016

Drug resistance could cost us millions

Klebsiella pneumoniae on a petri dish.
Posted in economy, health by s.e. smith

The economic devastation caused by drug resistance could rival the 2008 financial crisis, so why aren’t we hearing about it?

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2 November, 201627 August, 2016

Since when is relocation the best solution to high housing costs?

A neon sign outside a real estate office.
Posted in economy by s.e. smith

The response to complaints about cost of living is often a suggestion to relocate. That’s not reasonable, for a host of reasons.

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29 July, 201613 April, 2017

Coemployers or contractors? How the tech industry washes its hands of the dirty parts of labour

A black and white image of SEIU janitors protesting for fair wages.
Posted in economy, social justice by s.e. smith

The practice of abusing independent contractor status to avoid being responsible for labour abuses is entrenched in the tech industry and it needs to stop. The people primed to push for change are those within the very companies that do this.

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17 June, 201628 March, 2016

California’s minimum wage victory: More to Come?

Protesters at a minimum wage rally.
Posted in economy, politics by s.e. smith

After the possibility of a minimum wage initiative on the ballot, Governor Jerry Brown successfully facilitated a minimum wage deal: Californians will earn $15 hourly in a slowly scaled minimum wage, changing the working landscape in the state forever. Here’s why it’s a good thing.

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25 May, 20167 March, 2016

Talk of a renter’s tax credit is distracting pablum

A property for rent.
Posted in economy by s.e. smith

While homeowners have long been able to claim tax credits related to property maintenance and mortgage expenses, renters haven’t had the same privilege. Proposals for extension of a similar tax credit sound appealing, but are really just distracting from larger structural inequality.

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19 May, 201629 February, 2016

I’m getting tired of people whining about minimum wage increases

Workers rallying at a minimum wage protest
Posted in economy by s.e. smith

Nationwide, the push for a higher minimum wage is causing escalating traction: Minimum wages are creeping up across the country to reflect changes in cost of living, fundamental working rights, and the need to address a world in which people working full time cannot afford to support themselves and their families. Yet, to my disgust, […]

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1 May, 201611 February, 2016

Blogging Against Disablism Day 2016: The economics of disability

Racks of clothing at Goodwill
Posted in disability, economy by s.e. smith

Each year, disability bloggers from all over the world gather for Blogging Against Disablism Day, which falls on 1 May. Astute readers will also note that 1 May is May Day, the international day of labour action. Since I take disability and labour alike very seriously, and there are numerous intersections between the two that […]

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15 April, 201627 January, 2016

Justifying tax dodging in the name of innovation is nonsense

A playing piece on a Monopoly board occupying the Super Tax spot.
Posted in economy, politics by s.e. smith

Some of the largest companies in the US pay very little when tax time comes around, unlike small businesses, low-income and middle class individuals, and sole proprietors, who have limited options for hiding money, moving it offshore, and taking advantage of other tactics that allow the rich to accumulate and hold wealth. This exacerbates social […]

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