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South African president's corruption

vendredi 8 avril 2016 à 02:00

South African president Jacob Zuma faces calls to resign for his corruption, including from one of the heroes of the African National Congress.

Pollution from Trump's golf course

vendredi 8 avril 2016 à 02:00

Pollution Is Now Coming from Donald Trump's Golf Course, in Addition to His Mouth.

Arsenic in Texas border towns

vendredi 8 avril 2016 à 02:00

Some towns near the border of Texas supply water with so much arsenic that it isn't safe to drink.

This is a extreme case of a general problem in the US: too little money for infrastructure. The cause is the success of businesses and the rich in reducing their tax rate, starting under Reagan.

Protesters block road to Trump rally

vendredi 8 avril 2016 à 02:00

Protesters chained themselves to cars to block the road to a Trump rally.

Paid family leave

vendredi 8 avril 2016 à 02:00

New York State has given employees paid family leave, but this is paid for by the same employees while they are working.

It would have been a mistake to make employers pay for this leave for their employees. That would have discouraged hiring workers.

But it is also a mistake to make the employees pay. That turns it into a forced savings plan that will be useless to those that don't have children and don't take time off work to care for parents.

The right way to fund such programs is by taxing the rich, and companies in ways that have nothing to do with how many people they employ.