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When the Wealthy are Too Rich: Time for a Maximum Wage?

By Shimmeringstar - Posted on April 27th, 2008

Poverty. Starvation. Oil dependency. AIDS. Inequality. Climate change. Energy crisis. The list of global problems can go on and on, with little hope of permanent solutions. What if we were able to take one giant step towards solving all these issues?

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Why hire if you can't give hours?

By Melodie - Posted on September 18th, 2007

Tagged: Job • money • wage • Work

I absolutely hate it when jobs go on a hiring spree, because no matter what job they always seem to over hire and then have to cut hours.

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