UK–(ENEWSPF)–19 November 2012. A new study has revealed we are more honest than you might think. The research by the University of Oxford and the University of Bonn suggests that it pains us to tell lies, particularly when we are in our own homes. It appears that being honest is[Read More…]
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New Report Ranks States by their Dependence on Oil
Smart Growth, Transportation Options, Help Residents Beat High Gas Prices WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2012 —With the busy Thanksgiving travel weekend ahead, a new study highlights a picture of two Americas when it comes to dependence on oil, with drivers in some more rural states paying twice as much as a percentage[Read More…]
Economic Policy Institute Releases Budget Proposal That Creates Jobs, Lets Bush-era Tax Cuts Expire and Strengthens Social Safety Net
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. Today, tax and budget experts from the Economic Policy Institute will present a budget proposal, Investing in America’s Economy: A Budget Blueprint for Economic Recovery, at a forum organized by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, “Post Election: The Fiscal Cliff and Beyond.” EPI is one of[Read More…]
Brennan Center Study: Rampant Filibuster Abuse Paralyzes Senate, Proposed Reforms
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. In the last three Congresses, the percentage of Senate floor activity devoted to cloture votes has been more than 50 percent greater than any other time since at least World War II, a new Brennan Center report shows. Curbing Filibuster Abuse details the sharp rise in[Read More…]
Rasmussen: Americans Believe Alcohol To Be More Dangerous Than Pot
Asbury Park, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. Twice as many Americans with an opinion say that alcohol is more dangerous than cannabis, according to a nationwide Rasmussen telephone poll of 1,000 adults. Fifty-one percent of respondents said that they believed that alcohol “is more dangerous” than marijuana. Only 24 percent of respondents[Read More…]
Poll: Majority Of Americans Under Age 65 Support Legalizing Marijuana
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. A majority of Americans age 65 and under favor legalizing the personal possession of cannabis, according to a nationwide poll of 1,023 adults commissioned by The Washington Post and ABC News. Among respondents between the ages of 18 and 29, 55 percent favored legalization (versus 45[Read More…]
NRDC: BP Will Pay Record Fine and Admits Guilt for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012 — British Petroleum (BP) announced today it would pay a record $4.5 billion in fines and plead guilty to 14 criminal charges in relation to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which remains the largest environmental disaster in American history. Below is a[Read More…]
Upper-income Bush-Era Tax Cuts Should Be Replaced With Effective Job-Creation Measures
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012. In a new report, Josh Bivens and Andrew Fieldhouse propose a blueprint for policymakers trying to navigate the so-called “fiscal cliff” that would boost real GDP by 1.7 percentage points and generate more than 2 million jobs in 2013, relative to current policy. Notably, this approach[Read More…]
If Unemployment Insurance Extensions Expire, Economy Will Lose 400,000 Jobs in 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012. If the federally funded extended unemployment insurance benefits expire at the end of 2012, as they are currently scheduled to do, the economy will lose 400,000 jobs in 2013, a new EPI analysis finds. In Labor market will lose 400,000 jobs in 2013 if UI extensions[Read More…]
U.S. Job Recovery: Half Way There
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2012. Over the next two years, the U.S. economy will regain the rest of the nearly 9 million jobs lost in the Great Recession, say economists at the University of Michigan. Employment fell by 8.8 million jobs during the 2008-09 economic downturn, but the economy has recovered[Read More…]
