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Big government is the new West Coast craze
A new West Coast Model is emerging with ballot measures in the states of Washington, California and Oregon. The model is to make up for decades of faulty income distribution which favored tech communities in west coast states leaving behind people from minority communities and the working class outside tech hubs such as San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle. During this period budgets for education and healthcare, social services and essential infrastructure suffered as budgets were squeezed for local governments. Minimum wage also lagged behind and communities struggled to keep up. Washington votes for a ballot measure that raises the minimum wage to $13.25 statewide and mandate paid sick leave for workers. In California a ballot measure makes permanent an income tax surcharge on millionaires to use these funds for education. In Oregon measure 97 places a gross receipts tax on corporations with annual sales in Oregon over $25 million, raising $3 billion a year for schools, health care and other programs. The California and Washington measures are likely to pass, Oregon uncertain, say experts. And even in Oregon supporters have learned from the experience to put forward new proposals on the ballot. The Washington measure is supported by Nick Hanauer, and Zach Silk, president of Civic Ventures in Seattle, who say it is essential to put more money in workers wages to increase growth and to bring better lives outside the tech hub areas. Most of the tech booms of the last two decades have not touched the areas outside tech hub metropolitan areas. The conservative approach adopted in Louisiana and Kansas of reducing taxes first and then when holes in state budgets developed to cut education, health and other service expenditures has not worked, and it has led to the backlash in the form of the new West Coast Model, which is expected to be brought up in other states in the east and midwest. The tech hub areas have grown with the boom in tech but this has largely ignored the rural areas, communities just outside of the tech cities, and led to uneven and distorted growth shortchanging the working class and the middle class, and hurting investment in education and healthcare across each state. Bill Whalen, a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution conservative think tank ,says that its hard to deny that the balanced growth for all communities across the state has lagged far behind as the tech booms boosted growth in the economies of California, Oregon and Washington. An article in the German online site Zeit on Silicon Valley described this vividly showing how this can happen in communities sitting side by side in the San Jose area, with minority Hispanic communities and working class communties seeing very little of the benefits of growth.
The new West Coast model of higher taxes on the wealthy to support state budgets to invest in education, healthcare and infrastructure
11/06/2016
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Big government is the new West Coast craze
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Sanders, Trump, in the U.S., Marie Le Pen in France, and Brexiters in England appeal to white working class which has not benefitted from trade agreements and globalization. Globalization has produced very different outcomes for different industries and regions, benefitting some and hurting others. Leaders of existing political parties have failed to grasp and respond to these changes leaving room for others to take up the cause of the white working class. TPP trade agreement for instance benefits the information technology industry and hurts the automobile industry in the U.S., producing unequal outcomes that come after years of job losses and hollowing out in some industries- making it unpopular, and raising questions about the wisdom of such policies when most of the gains in free trade are already behind us according to Krugman and other experts.
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Vandehei says most of the ideas used in the campaigns of Trump and Sanders are not new, and the effects of the 2008 financial crisis have been covered widely in the press. That the elites have ignored it, and Tump and Sanders have capitalized on this, does not mean America cannot come up with its own constructive ideas to solve existing problems than take risks going into the unknown. Both Trump and Sanders have drawn attention to the problems of poverty, working class Americans, trade, and wages, but lack constructive programs that would work. A 45% tariff on imports would not work, and poverty is bettter tackled with a growing global economy and private sector initiative. He says he is from two small towns, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and Lincoln, Maine, and knows what it is like for ordinary Americans struggling to make it.
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The plan was announced by Intel Corp.'s CEO in Jan. 2015 as tech companies in Silicon Valley come under criticism for not encouraging minorities and women to play a larger role at their companies. The $300 million will go to engineering scholarships and to help women and minorities once they join the company. The plan to increase diversity is a bold effort at one of Silicon Valley's founding companies.
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The Fed documents the impact of the financial crisis of 2008-2009 on American families. Half the middle class is dislocated financially by the crisis and minorites fare badly. Median incomes drop 8% and housing asset values drop an average of 42%. Median net worth down 39% taking it back to where it was in 1992. American families work down their debt, reducing credit card balances.
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09/24/2018
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09/13/2015
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in the Demcratic Party, and Jeb Bush in the Republican Party, are making social and economic mobility for the middle and working class a central issue in the 2016 presidential campaign. In Britain Corbyn's election to the leadership of the Labor Party with all other candidates doing poorly, is also creating a focus on economic issues and better access to education and jobs.
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New Leader Turns British Labour Party to the Left
New York Times 09/14/2015
Wall Street Journal 09/17/2015
Not There Yet on Equal Opportunity
Wall Street Journal 10/21/2015
America’s white working class is a dying breed - The Washington Post
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The missing working class - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/12/2015
Hillary Clinton's policy agenda and the changes in the Democratic Party by 2015-2016
07/09/2015
Many of the issues such as helping the middle class and generating better opportunities for middle and working class Americans that were not so prmoinent during Clinton's 2008 campign now resonate in the Democratic party. This makes it possible for Hillary Clinton to be closer to her natural form advocating a robust govenment effort in the Democratic party agenda and her campaign.
Grouped Articles
Hillary Clinton’s Economic Agenda Aims at a Party Shifting Left
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Hillary Clinton Offers Her Vision of a ‘Fairness Economy’ to Close the Income Gap
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Biden’s decision boosts Clinton and sets up a two-way race with Sanders - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/21/2015
In Obama Era, G.O.P. Bolsters Grip in the States
New York Times 11/12/2015
Sanders: Unlike Clinton, I won’t seek ‘reckless adventures abroad’ - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/19/2015
Wall Street Journal 01/15/2016
The Economist on corporate profits in America and the smaller share of output going to workers- a public debate in the U.S. presidential election of 2016
03/24/2016
Most of the candidates in the 2016 presidential election have emphasized the problems of sluggish wages and lack of upward mobility in the U.S. Here the Economist looks at the situation with a small number of firms reaping the benefits of high profits and a lagging working class. Rising disparities in income and inequality are creating social discontent and voter dissatisfaction with the establishment candidates.
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Economist 03/24/2016
Apple should repay Ireland 13bn euros, European Commission rules - BBC News
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Apple must now pay its taxes. This is a vindication of protest | Owen Jones
The Guardian 08/30/2016
U.S. Household Incomes Surged 5.2% in 2015, First Gain Since 2007
WSJ 09/13/2016
The New York Times 09/16/2016
Struggling to Serve at the Nation’s Richest University
The New York Times 10/24/2016
The youth class gap- Harvard sociologist Robert Putnam on the increasing disparities in educational and other opportunities of young people between upper middle class and working class
11/12/2015
Harvard sociologist Robert Putnam focusses on "the youth class gap," the widening gap between the educational and other opportunities available for upper middle class youth compared to youth from working class backgrounds.
Grouped Articles
Michael Gerson: Our disconnected working class - The Washington Post
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Washington Post 11/12/2015
The missing working class - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/12/2015
It’s the American Dream, Stupid
Wall Street Journal 01/10/2016
Two Political Conventions, Two Distinct World Views
WSJ 07/28/2016
Voices From Donald Trump’s Rallies, Uncensored
The New York Times 08/03/2016
Bernie Sanders days as a political leader in Vermont responding to concerns of individual working class people
01/30/2016
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Bernie Sanders, Made in Vermont
New York Times 01/30/2016
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Dig in for Long Battle Beyond Iowa Caucus
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2 Questions for Bernie Sanders
New York Times 02/04/2016
How Democrats’ Shift to the Left Is Helping Bernie Sanders
Wall Street Journal 02/08/2016
How Far Left Has America Moved?
New York Times 02/12/2016
What Would Happen if Bernie Sanders Taxed Wall Street?
Wall Street Journal 02/16/2016
Reviving the use of the term "working class" in America as opposed to middle class- why this is important
11/12/2015
Cherlin, a professor at John Hopkins University, who has written about the decline of the working class family, once portrayed in television shows such as "All in the Family," says the term was seen as derogatory and avoided in recent times. Archie Bunker in that show was seen as bigoted and behind the times. He points out that Obama in his speeches has used middle class frequently but rarely used the term "working class." Yet he points out the Americans with a diploma at most but no bachelors degree, comprise 54 percent of the American people, and are quite different in lifestyle and educational opportunities than the middle class better educated Americans. They also face a different set of problems and obstacles to upward mobility and social mobility. It is right to revive the use of the term "working class" says Cherlin, so that one can wrap ones hands around the problem facing so many Americans. A combination of forces have trampled the future prospects of these Americans, many arising out of forces beyond the control of policy such as automation and global manufacturing, and some such as the problems created by the 2008 financial crisis which were the result of bad decisions by business have only worsened the situation.
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The missing working class - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/12/2015
The Bleak Reality Driving Trump’s Rise
Wall Street Journal 12/16/2015
It’s the American Dream, Stupid
Wall Street Journal 01/10/2016
Two Political Conventions, Two Distinct World Views
WSJ 07/28/2016
Voices From Donald Trump’s Rallies, Uncensored
The New York Times 08/03/2016
The New York Times 08/12/2016
U.S. Regional economies- Wichita, Kansas
01/18/2012
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Wall Street Journal 10/30/2013
Wichita Clings to Airplane Capital Identity
New York Times 01/18/2012
Budget Overhaul Splits Kansas GOP
Wall Street Journal 02/16/2012
Incomes Fell or Stagnated in Most States Last Year
Wall Street Journal 09/20/2012
Party Eyes 'Red-State Model' to Drive Republican Revival
Wall Street Journal 02/05/2013
Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/2016
Theodore Roosevelt's speech in Osawatomie, Kansas, in 1910, and the Obama speech in 2011.
01/18/2009
T.R.'s speech set the nation on a course that would create the modern social and economic fabric we have today. Obama's speech lacked much of the deep insight, far reaching themes, persuasion and appeal showed by T.R.
Grouped Articles
Obama, Empathy and the Midterms
New York Times 09/25/2010
New York Times 10/31/2010
From President Obama, Economic Clarity but Little Courage
Washington Post 04/15/2009
From 1889 to 2014, Political Parallels Abound
Wall Street Journal 07/08/2014
The Rough Rider and the Professor
New York Times 12/08/2011
Washington Post 12/22/2011
2016 U.S. presidential candidate Bobby Jindal of Louisiana
02/06/2015
Grouped Articles
As Jindal’s G.O.P. Profile Grows, So Do Louisiana’s Budget Woes
New York Times 02/06/2015
Bobby Jindal Enters Presidential Race, Saying ‘It Is Time for a Doer’
New York Times 06/24/2015
Bobby Jindal Rises and Falls Because of Ambition
New York Times 07/12/2015
Cleaning up Bobby Jindal’s mess in Louisiana - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/27/2015
Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/2016
Governor Jindal of Louisiana and the Republican party
01/24/2013
Grouped Articles
As Jindal’s G.O.P. Profile Grows, So Do Louisiana’s Budget Woes
New York Times 02/06/2015
Bobby Jindal Enters Presidential Race, Saying ‘It Is Time for a Doer’
New York Times 06/24/2015
Bobby Jindal Rises and Falls Because of Ambition
New York Times 07/12/2015
Cleaning up Bobby Jindal’s mess in Louisiana - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/27/2015
Republican Leaders Search for New, Winning Strategy
Wall Street Journal 01/25/2013
Jindal to GOP: Ignore Washington
Wall Street Journal 01/24/2013
Baton Rouge, Louisiana- the racial divide in a southern state in the U.S.
07/20/2016
Grouped Articles
WSJ 07/20/2016
Donald Trump proclaims himself 'law and order' candidate at Republican convention
The Guardian 07/22/2016
Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/2016
The Republican Governors and the Obama administration policies on Medicaid and federal spending during Obama's second term
11/16/2012
Thirty Republican governors representing 180 million people and 60% of the states have a different perspective on Medicaid, with federal funding uncertain over the long term for Medicaid expansion envisaged under the health care law. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana is the new chairman of the Republican Governors Association. Jindal is not planning on setting up an insurance exchange in his state.
Grouped Articles
Lower Rise in Health Spending Predicted
Wall Street Journal 09/19/2013
A Federal Budget Crisis Months in the Planning
New York Times 10/05/2013
Health-Care Law Helps Add 3 Million to Medicaid
Wall Street Journal 04/05/2014
In Second Term, Obama Is Seen as Using âHidden Handâ Approach
New York Times 07/15/2013
Bobby Jindal Enters Presidential Race, Saying ‘It Is Time for a Doer’
New York Times 06/24/2015
Bobby Jindal Rises and Falls Because of Ambition
New York Times 07/12/2015
Failure of the tech boom to create jobs in the U.S. and the anger of voters in 2016
10/13/2016
The three large tech companies Apple, Google and Facebook together only employ 75,000 employees yet take up a large part of the capital allocation in the U.S. Experts say the tech boom failed to meet the expectations about it in the 1990's, with the resulting lack of jobs and anger spilling out into the political arena by 2016.
Grouped Articles
America’s Dazzling Tech Boom Has a Downside: Not Enough Jobs
WSJ 10/12/2016
Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/2016
The Guardian 11/06/2016
The New York Times 11/08/2016
12/19/2016
Experts say laws not enough as Germany fights bots and fake news | Germany | DW.COM | 25.11.2016
DW.COM 11/25/2016
Silicon Valley- 2010-2016
12/04/2010
Grouped Articles
Silicon Valley Tries to Remake the Idea Machine
New York Times 06/10/2014
Is Silicon Valley Funding the Wrong Stuff?
Wall Street Journal 07/07/2014
Why Silicon Valley Will Continue to Rule the Tech Economy
Wall Street Journal 08/23/2014
Silicon Valley: Perks for Some Workers, Struggles for Parents
New York Times 04/07/2015
Tech Expansion Overruns Cities in California’s Silicon Valley
Wall Street Journal 04/27/2015
A silicon Bubble Shows Signs of Reinflating
New York Times 12/04/2010
The future of Silicon Valley- 2015-2050
08/23/2014
Grouped Articles
Why Silicon Valley Will Continue to Rule the Tech Economy
Wall Street Journal 08/23/2014
Silicon Valley: Perks for Some Workers, Struggles for Parents
New York Times 04/07/2015
Tech Expansion Overruns Cities in California’s Silicon Valley
Wall Street Journal 04/27/2015
Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/2016
A tale of two economies, Texas and California- one with a liberal Democrat as governor and the other with a conservative Republican
06/03/2015
Both states are thriving economies, California with its tech industry and Silicon Valley, Texas with the energy industry and tech companies in the Austin area. Texas has diversified since the 1980's reducing the portion of GDP coming from the energy industry to 13% from 19%, and direct employment in the oil and exploration industry from 4.5% to 2.5%, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Experts say this shows states can thrive on either a low regulation, low taxes model or a higher taxes, increased regulation model. Critics point to weakness in education, and low wage jobs in Texas.
Grouped Articles
As the ‘Texas Miracle’ Fades, a Closer Look at Policy
New York Times 06/03/2015
Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/2016
Demand from Silicon Valley that is driving up rents to $117 per square foot in San Francisco
05/28/2014
Companies in Mountain View and Cupertino, California, are tapping into the talented engineers and other professionals living in San Francisco, by buying or rening office space in the city. Already employees ae being bussed from the city to Silicon Valley. This process accelerated in 2013-2014.
Grouped Articles
Silicon Valley Fans San Francisco's Flames
Wall Street Journal 05/28/2014
Silicon Valley Tries to Remake the Idea Machine
New York Times 06/10/2014
Why Silicon Valley Will Continue to Rule the Tech Economy
Wall Street Journal 08/23/2014
Stockholm’s Housing Shortage Threatens to Stifle Fast-Growing Start-Ups
New York Times 12/14/2014
Tech Expansion Overruns Cities in California’s Silicon Valley
Wall Street Journal 04/27/2015
Blending Tech Workers and Locals in San Francisco’s Troubled Mid-Market
New York Times 08/16/2015
Zeit Online Von Mark Schieritz's 3 Part series on Capitalism, Globalization, and discontent in global society
08/17/2016
The appeal of populist politicians using racist slogans and divisive rhetoric to appeal to those left behind by the capitalism, tech changes, trade and globalization of the last 2 decades, has created a new danger to the prosperity and peace achieved in the 4 decades after World War II. Schieritz shows how this needs to be addressed and the changes already taking place.
Grouped Articles
Globalization: Capitalism Should Be Nicer | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 07/29/2016
Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/2016
Populism, Far From Turned Back, May Be Just Getting Started
The New York Times 04/25/2017
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