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Hold an inquiry into benefit sanctions that killed my brother. My brother, David Clapson, a diabetic ex-soldier, died starving and destitute because he was penalised by the Job Centre for missing a meeting.

Hold an inquiry into benefit sanctions that killed my brother

David had his £71.70 weekly allowance stopped meaning that he couldn’t afford food or electricity. He was penniless, starving and alone. His electricity card was out of credit meaning the fridge where he should have kept his diabetes insulin chilled was not working. Three weeks after his benefits were stopped he died from diabetic ­ketoacidosis – caused by not taking his insulin. 05 06 14 - Macro Analytics Nature of Work - w/ Charles High Smith. The Changing Nature of Middle Class Work. As a result of these profound systemic changes, new models of work are emerging.Gordon T.

The Changing Nature of Middle Class Work

Long and I recently discussed the changing nature of work--specifically, work that can support a middle class lifestyle and aspirations. This is the third of my series on the decline of the middle class:How the Middle Class Lifestyle Became UnaffordableThe Destabilizing Truth: Only the Wealthy Can Afford a Middle Class LifestyleThe economy is changing in structural ways that affect not just the job market but the nature of work itself. If we ask, what is work? , the conventional answer is tasks that somebody will pay us to do. This is true, but it doesn't address why someone is willing to pay us. Get a Job, Build a Real Career and Defy a Bewildering Economy(Kindle, $9.95)(print, $20) Are you like me?

And like most of you, the way I've moved toward my goal has always hinged not just on having a job but a career. I am proud of this book. Test drive the first section and see for yourself. Jobless-mustsign-on-every-day-government-to-dock-money-from-longterm-unemployed-if-they-do-not-comply-9294586. Those who fail to comply with the rules, which also offer signing up to a training scheme as a third option, will have their jobseeker’s allowance docked for four weeks for the first offence, and 13 weeks for the second.

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Under the previous system, people were only required to attend a jobcentre once a fortnight so the move is likely to see long queues of people lining up to sign on every day. The stringent measures announced today by the Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, under the heading Help to Work, reflect his conviction that there is work for the unemployed, if they can be induced, by a combination of encouragement and sanctions, to wean themselves off welfare.

According to the Government, there are 600,000 job vacancies at any given time. The latest rules apply to the 200,000 or so toughest cases – the one in 30 claimants who has been out of work for three years or more. One major part of the scheme has run into immediate trouble. » 20 Facts About The Great U.S. Retail Apocalypse That Will Blow Your Mind Alex Jones. Michael SnyderEconomic Collapse March 10, 2014 If the U.S. economy is getting better, then why are major retail chains closing thousands of stores?

» 20 Facts About The Great U.S. Retail Apocalypse That Will Blow Your Mind Alex Jones

If we truly are in an “economic recovery”, then why do sales figures continue to go down for large retailers all over the country? Without a doubt, the rise of Internet retailing giants such as Amazon.com have had a huge impact. Image: US Dollar (Wiki Commons) Today, there are millions of Americans that actually prefer to shop online. The future of jobs: The onrushing wave. IN 1930, when the world was “suffering…from a bad attack of economic pessimism”, John Maynard Keynes wrote a broadly optimistic essay, “Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren”.

The future of jobs: The onrushing wave

It imagined a middle way between revolution and stagnation that would leave the said grandchildren a great deal richer than their grandparents. But the path was not without dangers. 02 03 14 - Macro Analytics - THE RETAIL CRE DOMINO w/ Charles Hugh Smith. America's Make-Work Sectors (Healthcare and Higher Education) Have Run Out of Oxygen. We can no longer afford the expansion of healthcare/education or their out-of-control costs.If we strip away obscuring narratives, we can clearly see that the two employment sectors that have expanded rain or shine for decades have functioned as gigantic make-work projects.

America's Make-Work Sectors (Healthcare and Higher Education) Have Run Out of Oxygen

I refer of course to healthcare and education, specifically higher education.We can see the outsized gains in these sectors by comparing total population growth to the number of full-time jobs and the number of jobs in education/healthcare since 1990. Here is total population: a 27% increase since 1990: To separate out the wheat (jobs that support households) from the chaff (part-time work that cannot support a household--even a job with one hour a week is counted as a P-T job), let's use full-time employment as a baseline. Full-time employment rose about 20% since 1990, less than population. Why has employment soared in higher education? It is no surprise everyone is asking: Where is the return on investment? 1.