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Small business has much to gain and very little to lose if Congressestablishes Social Security personal retirement accounts. Theseaccounts, which would allow taxpayers to invest a portion of theirSocial Security retirement taxes, would make capital more availableto small businesses without adding any appreciable administrativeburden.
The idea of a male “breadwinner” in married heterosexual couples might seem old fashioned. But as a social construct, the view that a husband’s primary role is to earn money has proved to be exceptionally durable.
The labor market's perceived weakness has led to calls for anotherextension of temporary unemployment insurance benefits, but thiswould increase spending by roughly $1 billion per month and isunnecessary given the demonstrated strengthening of the labormarket. Any extension of jobless claims generates exactly the wrongincentives and increases the average duration of unemployment forthose who qualify.
Many Americans believe some myths about generosity that are getting in the way of not just our own personal growth and development as generous people, but also are widely blocking money to a lot of causes that could really use some.
A few have so much yet many have so little, say experts on the nation's income gap. That nudged a senator to help fill Thanksgiving food baskets.