The spirit of Christmas seems to have changed over the recent decades. It was just 60 years ago when Americans were building homes, buying cars and watching TV as if they couldn’t get enough of things not even dreamed of during the great depression and the world war that followed. The country was making up [...]
The jobless rate reached 10.2 percent as October ended, marking the highest level of unemployment in nearly three decades. Percentages are just statistics; the reality is there are 15.7 million men and women who want to work but cannot find a job. Add to this the underemployed, those who are working part-time even though they [...]
Pre-boomers are at the age where financial security, health concerns and other retirement issues can weigh heavy on our minds. Of course, we share the nation’s worries about the economy, terrorism, and health care. Employment, education, and climate change are troubling primarily because of the effect they will have on our children and grandchildren.
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Because there will be no cost of living increase in Social Security (SS) next year or the year after, the administration is about to “give” those on SS a $250 check to help us get through the upcoming year. That’s hardly enough money to those of us living in California, for example, to pay the [...]
One recent Saturday morning I took the freeway to the Westside of Los Angeles. At the foot of the off ramp there was a gathering of men, maybe two dozen strong. They were hanging out waiting for someone, anyone, who had work for them. I drove another block and noticed more men scattered throughout the [...]
