The Presidential Poll approval numbers continue to fall inch by inch. Rasmussen Group Poll found the 29% strongly approve of what he is doing. The disapproval numbers are up 40%. An 11% point drop. The survey this weekend take in account the recent controversial remarks regarding His friend Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr, and Sgt. James Crowley of the Cambridge , MA Police.
In this case Rasmussen Report found the nation evenly divided 49% approve of the president handling of the events a week an a half ago, while 50% disapprove.
Gathering of Eagles blog (Via Michelle Malkin) show the tense issues between tea Party Patriots group and ACORN involving Health Care at King Kullen Supermarket in Commack, Long Island, New York. Let’s just say things didn’t go well for ACORN.
On her way out of office Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin fired a salvo against media in her farewell address in the Governor’s picnic in Fairbanks,AK asking the media to tell the truth.( Some is wonder what does she mean [it could be the Haditha, Iraq where the Eight US Marine Corp were acquitted by military tribunal of a massacre in 2006 and US Rep. John Murtha (D-PA)called troops harsh names.]) Palin to the media to layoff Newly sworn in Governor Sean Parnell,”has a very nice family too, so leave his kids alone!”
Palin also warns the Americans beware a growing Federal Government “be wary of accepting government largess. It doesn’t come free.” This is regarding Government controlled (public-option)health care which President Obama an the democrats are championing.
But Sarah Palin is not going away, She’ll make a major speech on August 8 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley,CA.
Minimum Wage went to $7.25 which is good news and bad news. The good news is for those who are low skilled( maybe poorly educated) bring need money to them. While its true it boost incomes. Generally education (including job training/re-training)is the best way to move up the ladder.
When work Wal-Mart in 1994 I saw people how laid off people who used to earn anywhere $25,000 to $60,000 at companies like McDonnell-Douglas(nee’ Boeing Company) and Rockwell. It was something that I didn’t expect. I expected low income and entry-level teen workers. Some lasted 6 months or they lasted a couple of years or more. It help to pay for bills except car payment or rent( unless Section 8 or Private Low Income housing programs). The people had to take 2nd or 3rd jobs to get by.
For employers however it a burden for small business in particular. For very small businesses in order to oblige the federal law(let alone the various state minimums) that complicate the hiring of employees; employers either layoff workers or more often then not reduce hours or even raise prices. That way the poor can survive in some of the most expensive cities such as: Los Angeles.; Chicago, San Francisco or New York(even still these cities have higher minimum wages due to high cost of living in these locales. (San Francisco has the second highest minimum wage in the nation at $9.79 and hour.)
