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The case of the disappearing surplus
February 1, 2002The fiscal year (FY) 2003 budget war is underway with, as usual, the issues clouded by what Mark Twain called “figures, statistics and damn lies.” For the entire article, click on the headline. For more on...
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Rethinking welfare reform
February 1, 2002The welfare reform law is up for reauthorization in March. The World will be running articles from various organizations on this important issue. In 1996, after Congress revamped the welfare system to require recipients to work...
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Racism remains factor in health
February 1, 2002The economic boom of the 1990s brought improved health conditions for most people in the United States. It wasn’t a dramatic increase, more like a trickle-down effect. Federal dollars went into the health system due to...
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Drug price campaign starts
February 1, 2002COLUMBUS, Ohio – A statewide campaign for passage of the Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act (HB-290) was announced here Jan. 22. The legislation, the state senate draft of which is SB-127, is similar to that passed...
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Working families economic forum
February 1, 2002NEW YORK – The global union movement will explore how today’s global economy drives down living standards for working people worldwide in a Working Families Economic Forum here Jan. 31.
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