It does not stop businesses from paying workers a higher wage. ... They will do the minimum required to keep the job until they can find a better one. ... Go inside and the employees always look clean professional and happy doing their jobs. ... Poor workers should not have to work two and three jobs to make ends meet. One job should pay enough not only to keep the worker above the poverty level but should provide a reasonable standard of living. ...

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I realized how bad I really hated the job. ... I want to give it a shot and hopefully, I"ll land a job in this field. ... I will need to work a couple little odd jobs, to be able to pay for my place and my schooling. Finding a way to pay for everything will definitely be one of the hardest things, but it is something that I know I can accomplish. ... Both jobs are hard to get into, because of the number of people that go for them. ...

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Until that day I had no idea that some people actually choose to give up their homes and jobs and not have any responsibility in life but to get through the day. ... So, apparently he had more than enough to spend any way he wanted to, since he didn't have to pay rent, electricity or food for that matter. ... If affordable housing, secure jobs, medical treatment and general support could be provided to each individual, people would not end up on the streets. ... Another fact is that homeless people reported that their major needs are for help finding a job and financial help to pay for ho...

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The only way people can afford to live in California and raise a family is for two adults to have very good paying jobs. ... Here in North Carolina, you don't have to worry about having such a high paying job. You are able to maintain a good job, raise a family, and still have enough money to save. Though North Carolina has many job opportunities dealing with natural resources, farming, and service industries, it is without a doubt there are a lot more job opportunities in the big state of California. There are such a vast number of jobs available. ...

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I'm not very interested in this job, but is I had to choose one in this field, this would be it, because I always had an interest in listening to people and their "problems.... But, I'm glad to learn that the job I chose has a good pay. $73,790 is the average annual pay for a California counseling psychologist, which could be broken down to $35 an hour. ... Counseling psychologists with a PhD will have many more job opportunities as a psychologist without a PhD. ...

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He stopped earning enough money to pay the rent, much less to send money to his family. ... They often have to go through a lot of things in order to get a good job. Even then, the jobs aren't always successful and many Mexicans are forced to return to Mexico. ...

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Million spent per year VIII Billion dollar pay roll A. ... Indian gaming creates jobs, increases economic activity and generates tax revenue both on and off the reservation. Over one hundred twenty thousand direct jobs and one hundred sixty thousand indirect jobs have been created by Indian Gaming nationwide (Statistics on Economic Impact of Indian Gaming). In San Diego County, tribal gaming has been responsible for the creation of more than 5,000 well-paying jobs, with a payroll of $22 million per year. ... The increased numbers in tourism also created Five thousand six hundred new jobs...

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It is estimated that Americans will pay $100 billion for these improvements through tax money over the next 20 years (Billitteri). ... Though this is still on a grand scale, we would overall be paying less. ... By building a high speed rail in California, 160,000 construction jobs would be created (Kopp). With the increase of new jobs, recession would be greatly reduced. ... This would create 450,000 new jobs (Kopp). ...

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Those lower wage earners in their homeland were stuck in lowest paid jobs and had no chances to upgrade themselves. ... The job recruiters form America hung posters and told stories about free land, a lot of opportunity to work for good money, and above all, the freedom to do as they wish. ... China was forced to pay indemnities of 21 million silver dollars and open five ports to foreign commerce. ... There was an increasing belief that immigrants were occupying too many jobs within the city. ... They were once again arguing that the Japanese were taking their jobs and not absorbing the Americ...

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Such as the ones to vote, have access to better jobs, have more political influence and be recognized for their abilities. ... But most approaches have been stalled and many Americans believe that women and minorities still face obstacles in society like pay discrepancies, racism, and a disproportionate share of violence an poverty. ... Affirmative also insures that those who meet the requirements for certain jobs or promotions do not loose out on opportunities to improve their lives simply because of their race or gender. ...

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The farmers had no place else to go, so they had to bare with what was in front of them, and endure the discrimination from locals and the low pay. ... (French 34-39) Along with many other migrants at the time, they traveled to California in search for a better life, where they could obtain new jobs and provide for their family. ... Many of their family members passed away, and finding a stable job was not easy. They were also treated unfairly by the locals and received very low pay. ... The Joads then migrated to California in search for a new life and new jobs. ...

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I believe the Internment of Japanese-Americans was not a proper act to take in a time of war. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the Executive Order 9066, which permitted the military to circumvent the constitutional safeguard...

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Tenure is a protection given to teachers that guarantees them job security, making them extremely difficult to terminate simply if should they meet several years of experience. ... Every job, including teaching contains a clause, which states something along the lines of; "Every employee is expected to follow the working hours of his or her job description as well as all of the elements of the code of conduct"" (Human Rights Commission 1). A teacher's job description entails teaching their students, and if a teacher is not able to meet this requirement a teacher should not be able to hold...

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Currently in the United States, same-sex couples in long-term, committed relationships pay higher taxes and are denied basic protections and rights granted to married couples. ... Gay employees who do receive health coverage for their partners must pay federal income taxes on the value of the insurance. ... Married workers are legally entitled to unpaid leave from their jobs to care for an ill spouse. ... Laws protect married seniors from being forced to sell their homes to pay high nursing home bills; gay and lesbian seniors have no such protection. ... After the death of a worker, most p...

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Veterans returning from war found it hard to find jobs as factories cut back or shut down. ... The majority of immigrants worked in industrial jobs. ... If an immigrant gains employment, he does so only by displacing an American who previously held that job. ... Before several Womens Rights movements women were not allowed to vote, had to submit to laws that they had no voice in forming, married women were legally dead in the eyes of the law, married women had no property rights, husbands had legal power over and responsibility for their wives to the extent that they could imprison or beat ...

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The purpose of the United States correctional system is to protect citizens from criminals, rehabilitate inmates, and remove their rights as free citizens to pay their debt to society. ... Prisoners are not paying their debt to society because they have nothing to offer society while imprisoned. ... This is a job for doctors and hospitals, not prisons, lawmakers, and judges. ... Legislators should do his or her job without giving in to the pressure of social, political, and environmental influences. ...

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Serious problem gamblers risk losing their jobs because of gambling activity, while employers must bear the burden of lost productivity associated most gambling workers. ... Indian casinos have hired a large number of both Indian and non-Indian peoples for both skilled and unskilled jobs. ... The second is that serious gamblers have a history of losing their jobs because of their addiction. ... The benefits are that casinos allow more job opportunities. ... If there is an increase in crime that means tax payers will have to pay more for criminals going to jail and legal fees. ...

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It's crazy that after all the hardships put on a teacher or professor these days dealing with people in the world of learning, you have to still fight a uphill battle with the administration and school board with her experience just to gain access to basic materials such as books just to do your job. As I watched this movie I could only imagine how much hurt this women was going through just to do her job. ... No longer was she a part of her husband's life, long hours at work, working three jobs, just to have the means to do her job. ... After all this drama caused just to do the job...

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As policy is being made in Washington governing the future of testing in and funding for schools, little or nothing is being said there about bringing bright motivated young people into the field of teaching nor of trying to make good teachers of the people who do chose this path. Of my five Yale ro...

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The Hispanic culture thinks very highly of the family and strong moral values while on the other hand, Americans show more dedication towards their jobs and making money. ... In the US, people are so tied down with their jobs, and trying to "make it" that they are taken away from what's important to them, family love. ... If the money is there, you can pay for anybody to do any job. ...

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Like that you can die for your country at age 18 but you can't order a beer in a bar, and one of my favorite ones why should you have to pay taxes on your winnings if you win the lottery? ... Most addicts cannot afford from their minimum wage jobs to afford the high price of drugs so they must steal and rob houses or whatever they can get, even robbing family members. ...

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Students can actually reserve for costly SAT test preparation which are available for kids in larger suburban areas their family can afford to pay for their children's best interest. ... For example, if a student does badly on their test, the principal would lose his/her job and the teacher could have a pitiable evaluation and goes jobless. ... Due to great pressure the teachers are encouraged to help students increase the score they don't believe that it is their job to prepare the students to take the test but to increase the students eagerness of learning of what they are suppos...

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The change of nature of the domestic economy, from manufacturing to service jobs is a main reason for the growth of income disparities in the United States. ... Increased U.S. imports have contributed to the decline in manufacturing, the sector that helped to restrain earnings inequalities by paying higher-than-average wages. ... Immigration contributed to rising income inequality in United States as the majority of the immigrants is low skilled and compete with the unskilled native population for the shrinking pool of decent low-skilled jobs. ...

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Spending money on prisons cost a magnitude more than providing an education, but officials are not paying attention to statistics. ... If students receive basic job skills in school, they get hired in the working world, leading to less people seeking public assistance. ... In closing, education should be a priority over the prison system given that it provides us with knowledge, life long skills, and with an education we can create job ready employees to build more revenue. ...

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