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To: James Seagrove who wrote (36573)	6/26/2017 1:05:31 PM
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A ‘very credible’ new study on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage has bad news for liberals https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/06/26/new-study-casts-doubt-on-whether-a-15-minimum-wage-really-helps-workers/ snip: When Seattle officials voted three years ago to incrementally boost the city's minimum wage up to $15 an hour, they'd hoped to improve the lives of low-income workers. Yet according to a major new study that could force economists to reassess past research on the issue, the hike has had the opposite effect. The city is gradually increasing the hourly minimum to $15 over several years. Already, though, some employers have not been able to afford the increased minimums. They've cut their payrolls, putting off new hiring, reducing hours or letting their workers go, the study found.

To: James Seagrove who wrote (36573)	6/26/2017 3:36:04 PM
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I DON'T LIKE THE SOUND OF THIS. Pope Francis Calls For ‘One World Government’ To ‘Save Humanity’ 6/26/2017, 1:57:40 PM · by johnk · 53 replies yournewswire.com ^ \| June 23, 2017 \| Baxter Dmitry Pope Francis called for “a one world government” and “political authority” this week, arguing that the creation of the one world government is needed to combat major issues such as “climate change.” Speaking with Ecuador’s “El Universo” newspaper, the Pope said that the United Nations doesnt have enough power and must be granted full governmental control “for the good of humanity.” But what is raising eyebrows is the Pope’s call for a new global political authority. Here is more from the Guardian: Pope Francis will this week call for changes in lifestyles and energy consumption to avert the “unprecedented destruction...