The social cost of carbon regulations
. By Paul Driessen and Roger Bezdek Anti-fossil fuel SCC relies on garbage models, ignores carbon benefits and hurts the poor “If you could pick just one thing to reduce poverty, by far you would pick energy,” Bill Gates has said. “Access to energy is absolutely fundamental in the struggle against poverty,” World Bank VP Rachel […]
Rotary International STEPS Conference at CLU
Rotary’s STEPS conference is about helping to break the cycle of poverty by focusing on well-planned projects. This is the 5th Conference on Steps to Eliminate Poverty Sustainably (STEPS). Participants will learn about designing, funding and partnering on humanitarian projects to help vulnerable people here and all over the world. The program this year also […]
Keeping the poor impoverished
By Paul Driessen Callous eco-imperialists use lies, scare stories to deny poor countries better living standards We are just now entering the age of industrialization, newly elected President Rodrigo Duterte said recently, explaining why the Philippines will not ratify the Paris climate accords. “Now that we’re developing, you will impose a limit? That’s absurd. It’s being […]
Pope’s faux pas
By Tony Passaro Climate change, really? . This is inconceivable but the Pope’s central theme during his visit to the United States has been “climate change.” . Question: Where would you prioritize Climate Change in the following list of world, religious, Christian or Catholic problems? . Christian persecution in the Middle East – hundreds slaughtered weekly […]
Study: 28% of CA elderly impoverished
. In 2012, after many years of being urged to develop more sophisticated measures of wealth and prosperity, the U.S. Census Bureau began issuing an annual 50-state review of poverty that incorporated cost of living. California shot from the middle of the pack to being to by far the biggest center of poverty in America, […]
A durable and sustainable plan: Reducing corrections spending in California
by Diana Zuñiga The month of March marked the beginning of state budget hearings that will set next year’s fiscal priorities for the welfare of Californians. The first version of the state budget shows no clear plan to provide adequate relief for people living in poverty, vialis 40mg fails to make restorative investments to the […]
Europe’s Preemptive Surrender
By Michael Greer WARNING: The following contains frightening content, however, unless you know you are in danger you can’t fight it. American Freedom Alliance’s Literary Café hosted a discussion with Guy Milliere, Professor at the University of Paris. Milliere is the author of forty books on France, Europe, the United States, Israel and the […]
Top Things to Know About a State EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) for California
By Luke Reidenbach Republished with permission from California Budget Bites As policymakers grapple with how to ensure economic security for the 5.6 million Californians living in poverty, one option needs to be part of the discussion: a state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). A state EITC could give millions of Californians a much-needed economic boost […]
