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Scrap the cap
February 18, 2005Several readers have asked, “How much money could we raise if we get rid of the cap on payroll taxes, and make the rich pay their fair share? Would it be enough to save Social Security?”
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Florida minimum wage under attack
February 18, 2005TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Backers of Florida’s new higher minimum wage have criticized a bill that deals with the increase, saying it would water down the measure by creating loopholes for employers. Seven out of 10...
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Hands off our lunch!
February 18, 2005SAN FRANCISCO — “Governor Schwarzenegger, I’d like you to put yourself in my shoes and work eight hours a day in the rain, with mud up to your knees, without a break,” said Salinas Valley farmworker...
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WORLD NOTES
February 18, 2005Europe: Call for withdrawing U.S. nukes Up to 480 U.S. short-range nuclear weapons — about double previous estimates — are stationed under U.S. control at air bases in Germany, Britain, Italy, Belgium, Turkey and the Netherlands,...
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Argentinas unemployed continue their struggle
February 18, 2005BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The cries from the street, “Piqueteros Unidos!” could be heard all over town. On Dec. 20, over 50,000 “piqueteros” (picketers), unemployed workers known for organizing highly effective roadblock protests, filled the streets...
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