“Even those making over six figures said they struggle to make ends meet, the report said. Nearly 1 in 10 of those making $100,000 or more said they usually or always live paycheck to paycheck, and 59 percent of those in that salary range said they were in the red.”
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/24/most-americans-live-paycheck-to-paycheck.html
“Japanese employees work significantly longer hours than their counterparts in the US, Britain and other developed countries. Japan’s employees used, on average, only 8.8 days of their annual leave in 2015, less than half their allowance, according to the health ministry. That compares with 100% in Hong Kong and 78% in Singapore.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/05/japanese-woman-dies-overwork-159-hours-overtime
“Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it.”
Read more: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/09/how-the-elderly-lose-their-rights
“This article assumes that you’ve either checked a credit report or been told by a bank that an account exists in your name which you didn’t open.”
Read more: http://www.kalzumeus.com/2017/09/09/identity-theft-credit-reports/
“Teenagers have been threatened by officials and other lawn services to show their city issued license before cutting a person’s lawn for extra summer cash. Cutting grass is often one of the first jobs many have in the summer. But a business license in Gardendale costs $110. And for a job, just for a couple of months, that can be a bit extreme.”
Read more: http://abc3340.com/news/local/business-license-required-for-teens-to-cut-grass
“Given the power passive strategies have rapidly accrued, perpetuating blind faith could prove devastating.”
“Senate Republicans aren’t saying much about what’s in their health care bill, but they have made one thing perfectly clear: They have given up on fully repealing Obamacare.”
Read more: http://reason.com/blog/2017/05/31/senate-republicans-dont-know-whats-in-th
“Iowa makes it a crime for doctors to open up a new location and offer services without obtaining special permission known as a ‘certificate of need.’ Permission is not easy to come by: Dr. Birchansky must persuade state officials that his outpatient surgery center is ‘needed’ in the proposed location through a cumbersome process that resembles full-blown litigation and that allows existing businesses (his competitors) to oppose his application. This process amounts to nothing more than certificates of monopoly.”
“A farmer faces trial in federal court this summer and a $2.8 million fine for failing to get a permit to plow his field and plant wheat in Tehama County.”
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/05/24/farmer-plowing-fine/339756001/
“Have too much cash? You’d better tell the government. If not, they’re authorizing themselves in this bill to seize not just the money you didn’t report, but ALL of your assets and bank accounts. They even go so far as to specifically name ‘safety deposit boxes’ among the various assets that they can seize if you don’t fill out the form.”