Article 26 Article 26 covers the decline in the amount of people who have been filing for unemployment. Now is the longest period of time since 1970 that unemployment benefits have remained lower than 300,000 for the week. This decrease is something that economists believe will continue, many of them have even forecasted future numbers reaching as low as 260,000 applicants. These low numbers aren’t a surprise either, Octobers employment numbers were extremely encouraging at about 161,000 jobs. The Federal Reserve looks to capitalize on the strong market by continuing to raise interest rates. I think the information presented in this article is tremendous news. There are many factors that determine what direction our economy will head in and
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States who will be participating in this vote include Washington, Maine, Arizona, and Colorado. The wage hikes haven’t seen much support but if they were enacted they would have a major effect. Changes would be gradual and would take place over a few years. These changes range from 43% all the up to about 60%. Minimum wage has been a major topic of discussion in recent years and have been known to do well on ballots. States have been known to push for higher wages with $15 remaining the goal in most. I believe minimum wage has been an issue in this country for far too long. This is something that I believe that need to be change and regulated by the government. I think it doesn’t make sense to have a vote every few years trying to decide whether a raise is needed. It doesn’t make sense to have such a huge gap between states wages. Also, the peoples vote also doesn’t always reflect what will be in the best interest of the country and what will help end up helping the economy the most. The country needs to do something about the way wages are decided upon because I think it’s getting out of control.
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With the legalization of marijuana in these states the amount of legal users is about four times larger than before. The federal government is not expected to change their stance on the drug and will most likely continue to allow states to set their own regulations. Support for the drug continues to grow despite uncertainty from health experts. Many people are viewing this campaign as a huge win because of how unproductive and expensive the “War on drugs” has been. Support for the drug doesn’t seem to be stopping but what is next for the drug is what’s
States who will be participating in this vote include Washington, Maine, Arizona, and Colorado. The wage hikes haven’t seen much support but if they were enacted they would have a major effect. Changes would be gradual and would take place over a few years. These changes range from 43% all the up to about 60%. Minimum wage has been a major topic of discussion in recent years and have been known to do well on ballots. States have been known to push for higher wages with $15 remaining the goal in most. I believe minimum wage has been an issue in this country for far too long. This is something that I believe that need to be change and regulated by the government. I think it doesn’t make sense to have a vote every few years trying to decide whether a raise is needed. It doesn’t make sense to have such a huge gap between states wages. Also, the peoples vote also doesn’t always reflect what will be in the best interest of the country and what will help end up helping the economy the most. The country needs to do something about the way wages are decided upon because I think it’s getting out of control.
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With the legalization of marijuana in these states the amount of legal users is about four times larger than before. The federal government is not expected to change their stance on the drug and will most likely continue to allow states to set their own regulations. Support for the drug continues to grow despite uncertainty from health experts. Many people are viewing this campaign as a huge win because of how unproductive and expensive the “War on drugs” has been. Support for the drug doesn’t seem to be stopping but what is next for the drug is what’s