In the debate over minimum wage, we are also contending with a much larger social debate on neither the value of education and training, or even the right to a life sustaining wage, but one of semantics about the work that people do and whether or not that work is “skilled” or “unskilled”. Which fails […]
Category Archives: Joe’s Writing
Coronavirus: Lean Forward into Greatness, Don’t Sit in Panic
I grew up with grandparents who were born before sliced bread. They were babies or not yet born during WWI, part of what became known as the greatest generation. They married, set up house, and had a baby in the middle of the Great Depression. One of the places they lived with that baby was […]
The Pagan Athiest
There’s a behind the scenes of each show and it comes in a variety of forms. Sometimes it’s from comments from listeners and also our own internal conversations. Sometimes we find more information, sometimes we continue the conversation after the show, but sometimes we catch something in post production that is unexpected. And this past […]
“Credit is Worthless, Pay Up” Consumers to FTC and Equifax
In the wake of the recent cyber security news from Equifax, another day and another data breach story to consumers, the settlement offer included three options for consumers affected in the breach. While consumers suffering identity theft as a result of the breach can apply for up to $20,000 for their efforts to resolve their […]