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Joe Carter

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  • Why the Minimum Wage Shouldn’t Be a Family Wage

    Why the Minimum Wage Shouldn’t Be a Family Wage0

    Nostalgia is a powerful drug, and one that seems to a have particular potent effect on politicians. Consider, for example, a recent tweet by Massachusetts’s senator and Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren. Last Saturday she said: Back when I was a kid, a minimum-wage job could support a family of three. Today, a full-time minimum-wage

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  • 1 in 5 Lack Basic Literacy in These 3 States. Here’s Why That Matters.

    1 in 5 Lack Basic Literacy in These 3 States. Here’s Why That Matters.1

    Adult illiteracy is one of the most overlooked socio-economic problems in America. Illiteracy can increase unemployment and poverty while lowering family stability and community flourishing. Here are five facts you should know about adult illiteracy in America: 1. Illiteracy is the inability to read or write. While complete illiteracy is relatively rare among native English speakers

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  • Is Your Child Wealthier Than Half the World’s Population?

    Is Your Child Wealthier Than Half the World’s Population?0

    CNN: “The top 26 billionaires own $1.4 trillion — as much as 3.8 billion other people” Time magazine: “The World’s Top 26 Billionaires Now Own as Much as the Poorest 3.8 Billion, Says Oxfam” The Guardian: “World’s 26 richest people own as much as poorest 50%, says Oxfam” You’ve probably seen these headlines—or ones like

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  • More Americans Find “Meaning in Life” Through Money than Faith

    More Americans Find “Meaning in Life” Through Money than Faith0

    What makes your life meaningful? For Christians the answer should be some variation of our faith in God. But if that’s your answer you are distinctly in the minority in the U.S. The Pew Research Center conducted two separate surveys, one that included an open-ended question asking Americans to describe in their own words what

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