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The Policies for the Dignity of Work

by Erick Jones | January 31, 2021 | Big Ideas, Policy, US Policy | 0 Comments

Minimum Wage When Biden or anyone mentions the Dignity of Work the first thing that comes to mind is pay. Its hard to feel dignified if you work full-time and float around the poverty line. However, critics of “artificially” raising the wages by increasing the minimum...

A More Efficient Anti-Poverty System

by Erick Jones | January 7, 2021 | Big Ideas, Policy, US Policy | 0 Comments

Anti-Poverty Calculations The big government anti-poverty programs are Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credits, and the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP...

Criminal Possession Laws: America’s Largest Criminal Justice Abomination

by Erick Jones | December 31, 2020 | Policy, US Policy | 0 Comments

The original sin of our overactive, prejudiced, and at times unconstitutional justice system is making possession a crime. Private possession of any legally acquired goods or services should not be a crime. Correcting this flaw in our system would address a whole host...

Bella Knox Response 2: The College Funding Knowledge Gap and Educational Prestige Illusion

by Erick Jones | Oct 6, 2014 | Education, Entertainment, US Policy | 0 Comments

The Lower Classes Knowledge Gap Problem With an assumption of no help from anyone government or parents you could work your way through college with a minimum wage job and only have to pay $350/month for 10 years. If you have a decent plan college is very affordable...

Bella Knox Response 1: How much does college really cost?

by Erick Jones | Oct 5, 2014 | Education, Entertainment, US Policy | 0 Comments

The Curious Case of Bella Knox In case you haven’t heard Ms. Miriam Weeks a.k.a. Bella Knox is the infamous freshman now sophomore at Duke University who resorted to porn to pay for her obscenely expensive education. She was...

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