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International Women’s Day: How to Achieve Economic Equality
Woman are not looked down on much anymore.Woman are now reciving more attention and power than they used to. Now there is more competition between woman and men in the work force. http://gulfnews.com/polopoly_fs/1.955097!/image/3273739457.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_475/3273739457.jpg -
U.S. Budget Deficit Narrowed in July
The government spends more than it collects in taxes, leading to an annual deficit and adding to the nation's debt.
By the time we hit 2023, are deficit will exceed to $1 trillion. http://uwpics.urduwire.com/images_photos/photos/Budget-Deficit-Picture27769610_2012117232046.jpg -
The retirement savings deficit
Many people are not saving for their retirements, and those who are retired realize they have no money.
The survey also showed a third of people age 30 to 39 have no retirement savings and two-thirds of people age 18-29 have no retirement savings. http://blogs-images.forbes.com/johnwasik/files/2014/02/6870886851_76c9703cca_b.jpg -
American businesses feel targeted by China
American businesses are feeling less welcome in China. A new survey conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce in China shows that 60% of its members feel less welcome in the country, a marked increase from 41% in late 2013. http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/03/news/china-us-business/index.html?iid=SF_E_River -
The U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks—Except With China
The overall U.S. trade deficit in both goods and services was $40.5 billion in July down from June, but up $1.1 billion from a year earlier. The July deficit with China in goods was $30.9 billion, vs. a previous high of $30.6 billion.
China is the one of the most protectionist economies in the
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Health spending on the rise
Health care is geetting more expensive and making it harder for people to pay for it, like those of low income. Medicare spending growth slowed from 4.8% in 2012 to 3.3% last year. Ongoing enrollment of baby boomers and more spending on older beneficiaries will cause Medicare expenditures to rise 7.9% in 2020. http://www.helpchangehealthcare.com/images/obama_health_care.jpg -
5 big trends shaking up the job market
The job market is not the best but it is improving.
More people are on payroll today than any other time in U.S. history. Many people lost jobs but we are slowly gaining them back. Now there are 139 million people on payroll in the U.S. http://globalassets.starbucks.com/assets/8ade49c1ba3947178b045137eee44b02.jpg -
Super rich are getting super richer
The rich people are getting richer and richer. This is bad for everyone else because the poorer are getting poorer. Also this seperates people from the middle class, and there will eventually be no middle class.
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