Economic Growth

Venezuela Produces 97% Of The Food It Consumes

February 27, 2024 Mision Verdad, Orinoco Tribune. Create! Economic Growth, Food and Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, Nicolas Maduro, Sanctions, US Sanctions, Venezuela

The gradual recovery observed in Venezuela’s economy can be seen in the increase in agricultural production, which has recorded 14 consecutive quarters of growth despite the blockade and unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro explained this last Wednesday, February 21, during a work day dedicated to national production. He highlighted that this progress towards a productive and independent economy has been carried out through Venezuela’s own efforts amid the difficulties caused by illegal US sanctions.

The Real State Of The Union

January 30, 2018 David DeGraw, Popular Resistance Educate! Donald Trump, Economic Growth, New Economy

Let’s look at the Labor Force Participation (LFP) Rate, which shows the percentage of the working-age population currently working, based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data… In Jan. 2000, the LFP Rate was 67.3% In Jan. 2018, the LFP Rate was 62.7% So the Labor Force Participation Rate declined 4.6%, yet the unemployment rate stayed the same… hmm… It gets much worse when you consider that roughly 12 million well-paying full-time jobs have been eliminated and replaced with either part-time or below “living wage” full-time jobs that do not provide healthcare benefits. Also consider this… In 2000, there were 168 million more people than full-time jobs (282 million population, 114 million full-time jobs). In 2018, there are 201 million more people than full-time jobs (327 million population, 126 million full-time jobs). To be fair & balanced...

Time To Stop Worshipping Economic Growth

October 31, 2015 Brent Blackwelder, www.steadystate.org Educate! Accountability, Climate Change, Economic Growth, Humanity

By Brent Blackwelder of Casse - There are physical limits to growth on a finite planet. In 1972, the Club of Rome issued their groundbreaking report—Limits to Growth (twelve million copies in thirty-seven languages). The authors predicted that by about 2030, our planet would feel a serious squeeze on natural resources, and they were right on target. In 2009, the Stockholm Resilience Center introduced the concept of planetary boundariesto help the public envision the nature of the challenges posed by limits to growth and physical/biological boundaries. They defined nine boundaries critical to human existence that, if crossed, could generate abrupt or irreversible environmental changes.

U.S. Wages Grow At Slowest Rate In 33 Years

August 3, 2015 The Associated Press, www.AP.org Educate! Economic Growth, Finance and the Economy, Living Wage, Worker Rights and Jobs

By The Associated Press - U.S. wages and benefits grew in the spring at the slowest pace in 33 years, stark evidence that stronger hiring isn’t lifting paychecks much for most Americans. The slowdown also likely reflects a sharp drop-off in bonus and incentive pay for some workers. The employment cost index rose just 0.2 percent in the April-June quarter after a 0.7 increase in the first quarter, the Labor Department said Friday. The index tracks wages, salaries and benefits. Wages and salaries alone also rose 0.2 percent. Both measures recorded the smallest quarterly gains since the second quarter of 1982. Salaries and benefits for private sector workers were unchanged, the weakest showing since the government began tracking the data in 1980.

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