by House the Homeless | Oct 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Janet Yellen – Caricature Janet Yellen, the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve, has called income inequality “one of the most disturbing trends facing the nation.” National income inequality is a problem that is comprised of many components. House the...
by House the Homeless | Jul 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
I recently attended the White House Summit on Working Families at the Shoreham Omni Hotel in Washington, D.C. The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, and Bill Clinton had all stayed at the Shoreham. With 1,000 people in attendance, it still felt as if it was...
by House the Homeless | Jul 1, 2014 | Advocacy, Universal Living Wage - ULW (National Locality Wage - NLW)
Thanks to each of the donors and to Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid for helping send Richard to Washington to discuss the Universal Living Wage as a common sense alternative to the current one-size-fits-all approach being touted by the Administration. Thanks for your...
by House the Homeless | Apr 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Federal Minimum Wage has slipped into distinct disrepair. The historical one-size-fits-all approach, be it $7.25 per hour, or even the proposed $10.10 per hour, is antiquated. Our national economy has evolved into a thousand-plus economies. We’ve...
by House the Homeless | Apr 1, 2014 | Advocacy, Universal Living Wage - ULW (National Locality Wage - NLW)
Universal Living Wage – ULW (National Locality Wage – NLW) National Day of Action, Austin, TX Universal Living Wage – ULW (National Locality Wage – NLW) National Day of Action, Austin, TX Universal Living Wage – ULW (National...
