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Sowell opposes the imposition of minimum wages by governments, arguing in his book Basic Economics that "Unfortunately, the real minimum wage is always zero, regardless of the laws, and that is the wage that many workers receive in the wake of the creation or escalation of a government-mandated minimum wage, because they either lose their jobs ...
John Kenneth Galbraith [a] OC (October 15, 1908 – April 29, 2006), also known as Ken Galbraith, was a Canadian-American economist, diplomat, public official, and intellectual. His books on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 2000s. As an economist, he leaned toward post-Keynesian economics from an institutionalist ...
Progressive economics—also known as New Progressive Economics [6] —made a comeback in the United States to the forefront public discourse after the Great Recession of the late 2000s. Popular dissatisfaction with government policies favouring big business and the bailout of banks led to the emergence of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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Ernest E. Newton II (born February 21, 1956) is an American politician in Bridgeport, Connecticut.Newton served for seventeen years in the Connecticut General Assembly, serving in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1988 to 2003 and in the Connecticut State Senate from 2003 to 2006.
In 2022, she was endorsed by the Democratic Party for the Connecticut State Senate. [8] She was elected in the primary election on November 8, 2022, succeeding incumbent Will Haskell . [ 9 ] She assumed office on January 4, 2023, and currently serves as chair of the Children's commission and vice chair of the Higher Education & Employment ...
William A. DiBella (born May 17, 1943) is an American politician and businessman who currently serves as chairman of the board of the Metropolitan District Commission of Connecticut since 2002, a post he previously held from 1977 to 1981. [1]
Pages in category "People from Newington, Connecticut" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.