The Walmart family is worth billions of dollars and yet, they are not willing to pay their employees a wage that will sustain an individual, much less a family, in a majority of those employed by the company. Dunkin Donuts CEO makes … [Read more...]
Before Mother’s Day… Explaining Paid Family Leave and Related Policies in Massachusetts
When we celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday, it's worth reflecting on how our state policies help mothers to balance family and job obligations (we should ask the same about fathers, but that's another day). Since last Mother's Day, … [Read more...]
Education Investment (Not Low Taxes) is Key to State Prosperity
A new paper released today by EARN (the Economic Analysis and Research Network) looks at what states can do to create strong state economies that support high wage jobs for their people. Is it low taxes, well educated workers, or something … [Read more...]
BHI: Boston Metro Area remains highly competitive
The Boston metropolitan area ranked second in an annual measure of economic competitiveness as developed by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. In the Eighth Annual Metro Area Competitiveness Report released last week, Boston … [Read more...]
GMAC
The news headline is "GMAC Holders Agree to Revised Swap Terms", and the subtext is that GMAC finance has applied to be accepted as a bank and thus become eligible for TARP funds, but was denied because their capital structure was … [Read more...]
And Dan Bosley was in China – on a trade mission
Dan Bosley also has a blog: http://danielbosley.blogspot.c... The November 3, 2008 entry makes clear that for two weeks, Dan was in China. The inter-connections concept in terms of jobs is interesting - however, what is compelling in … [Read more...]
A sinking tide
We're not making as much scratch as we used to:Though it is now nearly five years since the end of the 2001 recession, Massachusetts continues to struggle economically. Despite gains since the end of 2003, employment in Massachusetts is … [Read more...]