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Archive for December, 2008

A day in the life of a community action corporation executive director

EMPORIUM – Eliminating obstacles so people can become financially independent is the job of Ken Straub, executive director of the Northern Tier Community Action Corporation, and his co-workers.

NESCOR on Better Connecticut with Scott Haney

Question: A Thought About Health Insurance?

Instead of taxing everyone for National Health Insurance and placing everything into the hands of the Feds, why not give businesses, small businesses (backbone of America), tax credits so that they can afford to offer group insurance for their employees? I know a lot of small businesses who can’t afford to offer it because it’s very expensive. I’m one of the fortunate business owners who carries b/c & b/s, but the expense is astronomical. Wouldn’t that also encourage a lot of dead beat people to find a job and still keep it out of the hands of large government who screw up everything they try to run?

Answer: The same people who demand Universal coverage are the same people that would complain about any tax credits going to any business.

Wind power: S.D. wind energy leaders push for national renewable standard

A significant national renewable electricity standard would stabilize South Dakota’s already strong wind power potential well into the future and create economic growth and opportunity, industry leaders said Tuesday.

Schauer Champions Tax Breaks for Struggling Workers