When governments provide citizens with economic security, research shows that they embolden them to take more risks. Continue reading… “Does welfare make America more entrepreneurial?”
Being a young adult in America is a financial nightmare
Between the ages of 25 and 34, 41.3% percent of Americans will spend at least a year earning less than 150 percent of the poverty line.
In the world’s richest country, poverty is an astonishingly common experience. Almost 40 percent of American adults experience it for at least a year by age 60. But poverty is especially common among young adults in America.
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Britain cuts housing benefits that will make large areas of London unaffordable for the poor
British welfare benefits allow London’s poor to live in areas such as affluent St. John’s Wood.
St. John’s Wood is the place the London A-listers choose to live. It is a neighborhood of the wealthy with its leafy avenues lined with the mansions of Paul McCartney, Ewan McGregor and Kate Moss. And yet, they share the most unlikely neighbors — the Kastrati family.
‘Born in the USA’ – More chinese women traveling to U.S. to give birth
When Chinese children are born in America, they automatically become U.S. citizens.
An increasing number of well-off Chinese women are going to the United States to give birth to their children. Having an American passport can certainly be beneficial, it can also be more of a hassle than one might expect.
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Childcare Subsidy Cuts Force Some To Go On Welfare
Many states slashing childcare subsidies.
Able-bodied, outgoing and accustomed to working, Alexandria Wallace wants to earn a paycheck. But that requires someone to look after her 3-year-old daughter, and Ms. Wallace, a 22-year-old single mother, cannot afford child care.
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One In Four American Children Relies On Food Stamps
20% rise in the food stamp program since the recession hit 2 years ago
One in eight people is now taking advantage of the nationwide subsidised scheme, with 20,000 more signing up each day, according to research by the New York Times.
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Money May Not Buy Happiness But It Does Get You A Longer, Healthier Life
The moneyed and those who retire early are likely to live longer, happier lives
It may not guarantee happiness, but money, it seems, is the key to a long and healthy old age.
Those who are poorer and less well educated die earlier and develop illness sooner than the better off and well-qualified, a Government-backed study said yesterday.
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EPA Declares Greenhouse Emissions Endanger Human Health
Total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions were 7,282 million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent in 2007, an increase of 1.4 percent from the 2006 level.The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency on Friday declared that greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide endanger human health and welfare, clearing the way for possible U.S. regulation.
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Turning Elephant Poo Into Paper
The Great Elephant Poo Poo Paper Company
The Great Elephant Poo Poo Paper Company, is focused today on the production, innovation and marketing of all sorts of fun products made from elephant poo! They have a fun and dynamic international team at their modest outfits in N. America, Australia, Japan, and Europe where they spread the word and sell their products, as well as in Asia where they make all of their fantastic products using age-old paper making techniques, evolved locally over hundreds of years.
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‘Project Wanted Horse’
This year, as a humanitarian effort, the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) and the Aminal Welfare Institute (AWI) launched ‘Project Wanted Horse,” assuring that any horse rescued from slaughter or an abuse situation would be placed on one of 94,000 NBFA farms across the country. Del Camino Equestrian Enterprises Inc., which takes a very special interest in “senior” horses has honored the NFBA its 2008 Best Humane Business Innovation Award for its commitment to senior horses.
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