Turns out paying people to not work while businesses are desperately trying to hire doesn’t inspire economic recovery.
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Vice President Kamala Harris claimed she would visit the border in June back when the border crisis was first imploding. Well, it’s June. And instead of visiting the U.S. southern border, Kamala Harris is visiting Guatemala and Mexico.
The truth is, she hasn’t made time to visit the border or look into the humanitarian, public health, and national security threats that the surge of illegal migrants has caused.
Our nation needs better direction on the border crisis—not denials, deflections, and distractions from our leaders. Speak up and demand safe borders NOW.
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“The unions aren’t trying to attract more workers. They’re instead trying to attract politicians who will vote for whatever legislation they want that will give them more power and control and that will force workers into unions instead of giving them the choice.”
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** Welfare Where We Wanted a Recovery ([link removed])
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Democrats blocked economic stimulus bills 40 times last year, when Americans desperately needed the help. But in March, they celebrated the delayed passage of the American Rescue Plan Act, a nearly $2 trillion stimulus package that contains a boatload of policies that, unfortunately, have not all worked to trigger a great American comeback. ([link removed]) Turns out paying people to not work while businesses are desperately trying to hire doesn’t inspire economic recovery.
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** Many Americans Say 2020 Racial Justice Protests Changed Nothing ([link removed])
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Americans are waking up to the recognition that the social justice movement of the past year has failed to deliver positive change for the country. Almost three in five (59%) Americans saythe country needs to continue making changes ([link removed]) to give Black Americans equal rights with white Americans.
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The youngest of 21 children, Sarah Frey knows what it means to struggle both professionally and personally. And because of her hard work, courage, and entrepreneurial spirit, she also knows what it means to succeed as the head of a multi-state farming phenomenon.
Join us as we read and discuss Sarah’s memoir, The Growing Season: How I Built a New Life – and Saved an American Farm ([link removed]) , for this month’s #IWFReads Book Club on June 24 at 1:00 pm ET.
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* How Cancel Culture Conditions Society To Accept the Absurd ([link removed]) Watch now. ([link removed])
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** Public Policy Should Incentivize Work, Not Compete With It ([link removed] )
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Throughout the pandemic, many people benefited from the government’s financial assistance in the form of stimulus packages and increased unemployment benefits. But now that the U.S. is opening up again, what are current public policies doing to revitalize the economy, get people back to work, and lift people out of poverty?
Can you identify which of the following statements is not true?
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Minimum wage hikes for entry-level jobs hurt the poor.
B. Greater unemployment benefits increase the unemployment rate.
C. Workers are rejecting jobs due to COVID-19 school and daycare closures.
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* 10 Unbelievable Incentives To Lure Americans Back To Work ([link removed] ) Read on. ([link removed] )
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* New Episode: Last Friday, Rachel Greszler, senior policy analyst at Heritage Foundation, joined She Thinks to discuss her recent work related to women, minimum wage, and child care. Listen to it here. ([link removed])
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** The Coronavirus Baby Boom That Was Not ([link removed])
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Millennials are at a prime age to be starting and expanding their families but are making the decisions to delay pregnancies beyond their peak childbearing years. This has the potential for many to experience fertility issues or forgo children altogether.
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The lack of beds in child-care facilities is a problem of our own making, and one Washington should fix before it gets worse. Unfortunately, some child-welfare advocates are standing in the way of a solution.
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