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Reducing Economic Inequality

Posted on January 17, 2022 by lewbornmann

Inequality in the U.S. has been steadily rising over the past few decades and is now at an overall level similar to that prior to the Great Depression and at the highest level of any nation in the industrialized world. While no one should either envy the rich nor pity the poor, the government must do more to help the needy. Continue reading →

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Give Me Shelter

Posted on December 13, 2021 by lewbornmann

The U.S. is in the midst of a housing crisis with an insufficient number of affordable units available for the many households in need of one. There isn’t any reason for anyone to be homeless in the U.S. if there are adequate public structures and public policies that allow people to have homes, food, and lead a dignified life. Continue reading →

Posted in Affordable Housing, Austria, Ben Carson, Brooklyn, Columbus, Construction, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Administration, Hawaii, health care, Healthcare, Home, Homeless, homeowner, homeowners, household, Housing, Housing, Housing, HUD, Low-cost housing, Low-Income, Low-income housing, Manhattan, Maui, Mortgage, Mortgages, Ohio, property taxes, public housing, Public housing assistance, rent, rent control, renter, residents, San Francisco, San Francisco, Section 8, shelter, social housing, Vienna, World War II | Tagged Affordable Housing, African American, African-American, African-Americans, Austria, Ben Carson, Brooklyn, Columbus, construction, Department of Housing and Urban Development, deterrent, Hawaii, health care, healthcare, home, Homeless, homeowners, household, housing, HUD, Low-cost housing, Low-Income, Low-income housing, Manhattan, Maui, mortgage, Mortgages, Ohio, property taxes, public housing, rent, rent control, renter, residents, San Francisco, Section 8, Shelter, social housing, Vienna, World War II | 2 Comments

Impediments To Success

Posted on January 20, 2020 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.” ~ Denis Waitley[1]. The “Horatio Alger myth” is based on … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Farm, Chiildren, Child, Childcare, daycare, Dropout, Education, Education, George Orwell, George Orwell, Health, Horatio Alger, Jefferson, K-12, Low-Income, Lower-Income, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Middle Class, middleclass, NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Orwell, Parenting, Poverty, Preschool, School, Student, Teach, Teach, Teachers, Teaching, Thomas Jefferson, Training | Tagged Animal Farm, child, Childcare, children, daycare, dropout, education, George Orwell, Health, Horatio Alger, Jefferson, K-12, Low-Income, lowerclass, Mental Health, Middle Class, middleclass, NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Orwell, parenting, poverty, preschool, school, Student, teach, Thomas Jefferson, training | 3 Comments

Effects of Economic Inequality

Posted on October 2, 2017 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay.” ~ Oliver Goldsmith[1]. Every previous civilization has been destroyed by the unequal distribution of wealth and power. The more advanced the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demagogue, Demagogue, Despotism, Economy, Education, Elections, Employment, Employment, employment, Gini Coefficient, Inequality, Inflation, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Low-Income, Middle Class, Middle Class, Middle-Class, Middle-Income, Populism, Poverty, Productivity, Recession, Trump, Wages, Wages, Wealth | Tagged Demagogue, Despotism, economic inequality, economy, education, election, employment, Gini coefficient, income inequality, inflation, jobs, Low-Income, Middle Class, Middle-Income, middleclass, Populism, poverty, Productivity, recession, Trump, wages, wealth | 1 Comment

Continuing Education

Posted on June 12, 2017 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “Community colleges provide higher education where people live, helping to build strong ladders of opportunity that allow people to secure a foothold in the middle class.” ~ Thomas Perez[1]. Our current education model with formal education … Continue reading →

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