Backgrounder posted March 2, 1984 by Peter G.
"Comparable Worth, Part 1: A Theory With No Facts"
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336 March 2, 1984 I COMPARABLE WORTH PART 1 A THEORY WITH NO FACTS
INTRODUCTION The Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Civil Rights Act of
1964 required equal pay for equal work in most fields of
employment.
Beyond the law, nearly every American solidly endorses equal pay
for…
Backgrounder posted March 2, 1984 by Peter G.
Comparable Worth, Part 2: The High Cost of Bad Policy
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337 March 2, 1984 COMPARABLE WORTH PART 2 THE HIG H COST OF BAD
POLICY INTRODUCTION According to the Census Bureau, the average
woman in full-time employment earns about 62 percent of the income
of the average male in full-time emp1oyment.l To many feminists,
this is proof of…
Backgrounder posted January 30, 1984 by Peter G.
Why Not Let Americans Work at Home?
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325 January 30, 1984 WHY NOT INTRODUCTION LET AMERICANS: WORK AT
HOME In hundreds of homes, scattered throughout the towns of
Vermont, individuals have been earning extra money by knitting ski
caps and sweaters for sale in nearby stores and ski resorts.
These home crafts have been particularly…
Backgrounder posted December 15, 1983 by Peter G.
Trimming the Huge Cost of Davis-Bacon
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315 Dece mber 15, 1983 TRIMMING THE HUGE COST .OF DAWS-BACON c
INTRODUCTION The Davis-Bacon Act, enacted in 1931, requires
contractors to pay the llprevailingll wage on federally funded
construction projects. The purpose of the Act was to protect local
construc ti on labor from the competition of…
Executive Memorandum posted October 26, 1983 by Peter G.
New IRA Proposal Means Bigger Savings
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NEW 1RA'PROPOSAL MEANS.' BIGGER SAVINGS
T he House Ways and Means Committee recently approved an amendment
to the $12 billion tax bill now before Congress that would allow
employees to make an extra $1,750 contribution--in addition to the
$2,000'contribu- tion now allowed--to an Individual Retirement
AcIcount. The Senate…
Backgrounder posted August 24, 1983 by Peter G.
Increase the IRA Advantage
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285 August 24, 1983 INCREASE THE IRA .ADVANTAGE INTRODUCTION
Millions of Americans have taken advantage of the opportu nity to
save through Individual Retirement Accounts IRAs since they were
made available to all employees on January 1, 19
82. In that time, an estimated 20 to 25 million…
Backgrounder posted May 10, 1983 by Peter G.
Mobilizing Competition To Cut Health Costs
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266 May 10, 1983 MOBILIZING COMPETITION TO CU.T HEALTH COSTS
INTRODUCTION Consumer prices have stopped soaring. For the twelve
months ending in March, they rose just 3.6 percent. thro ughout the
economy have begun to stabilize or even fall, the cost of health
care continues its inexorable climb.…
Backgrounder posted February 25, 1983 by Peter G.
"For $168 Billion, Only a Band-Aid for Social Security"
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249 February 25, 1983 FOR $188 BILLION O NLY A BAND-AID FOR SOCIAL
SECURITY INTRODUCTION The Social Security system is in serious
trouble. It is losing $20,000 a minute and, without corrective
action, will be unable to meet its benefit obligations by July 19
83. But instead of offering…
Executive Memorandum posted January 18, 1983 by Peter G.
Wrong Rx for Social Security
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.WRONG RX FOR SOCIAL SECURITY
The National Commission on Social Security Reform seems to be
convinced that the treatment for anemia is-blood-letting. Instead
of finding.a way to revitalize the Social Security 6ystem, the
Commission is prescribing a bigger dose of what has afflicted and
weakened the system for…
Executive Memorandum posted November 12, 1982 by Peter G.
The Jobs Program Hoax
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THE JOBS PROGRAM HOAX L
The recent surge in unemployment is prompting Democratic'and Repub-
lican leaders to Push for jobs programs that they claim will put
unemployed Americ ans back to work. Beginning with the
DepreiBBion-era Works Progress Administration, the federal
government has-respoAded.periodically to times of high unemployment
by…