Mexicohas announced that it will be increasing the country’s minimum wage next year, starting on January 1, 2012. For people with larger incomes, an increase in minimum wage may not be that noticeable; however, for many Mexicans, an increase in minimum wage can make a big difference by providing much-needed additional income. It is for [...]
Namini Wijedasa, courtesy of LakbimaNews, 27 November 2011 It has been a slow journey but the government is finally accepting that civilians might have died as a result of military action during the final stages of its war with the LTTE. This change in position is attributable in no small measure to the report of [...]
Those who think that inequality is the most important problem should be cheering this news. from Powerline POSTED ON DECEMBER 13, 2011 BY JOHN HINDERAKER IN ECONOMY HARD TIMES FOR THE ONE PERCENT The share of income received by the top 1 percent – that potent symbol of inequality – dropped to 17 percent in [...]