Tag Archives: wages and salaries

Why Have a Higher Minimum Wage?

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly The International Monetary Fund just came out with a depressing prognosis for US economic growth—2 percent this year, and maybe 3 percent next year? Why? A too bad winter, slowdown in the housing market, and stagnant wages. … Continue reading →

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Capital in 21st Century

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly All the hullabaloo re Thomas Piketty’s master economic work, Capital in the 21st Century has overlooked its real importance. Economics is finally becoming a science, rather than just social science based more on theories and formulas (such … Continue reading →

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Opposing the Bully Mentality—Part II

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Financial FAQs How does one stop the bullies? Put simply, find a way to stand up to them. Economic bullies behave no differently than individuals when confronted by a person or organization willing to oppose them. But how are the … Continue reading →

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Q1 Wage Growth Highest in 4 Years

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly This may finally be the year when jobs and the economic recovery are for real for most Americans. Median weekly wages grew at the fastest pace in the first quarter in more than four years, according to … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King Worried About Economic Injustice

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Martin Luther King said the basis of disparities between the races had as much to do with income inequality as outright racism in his book, Why We Can’t Wait.  “Many white Americans of good will have never … Continue reading →

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