tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post6069524652441879336..comments2024-03-18T16:10:41.673-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: US Right Wingers and Israel Firsters are all for NSA Spying Until it Happens Against Them and Against Our Greatest Ally Ever, IsraelDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-65140593175626758682016-01-02T19:45:40.396-05:002016-01-02T19:45:40.396-05:00The "Mainstream Media", Robert, is playi...<br />The "Mainstream Media", Robert, is playing you like a fiddle.<br /><br />;-)Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-81835664206956496232016-01-02T19:43:49.583-05:002016-01-02T19:43:49.583-05:00ISIS are local forces in Afghanistan Robert "...ISIS are <b>local forces</b> in Afghanistan Robert "Draft Dodger" Peterson.<br />Not members of an international Islamic task force.Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-80291200656948838882016-01-02T19:42:22.705-05:002016-01-02T19:42:22.705-05:00Among the groups that have taken up ISIS’ black fl...<i><br />Among the groups that have taken up ISIS’ black flag in Afghanistan are factions of the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-i-Taliban, or TTP; the Pakistani militant group Lashkar e Taiba; and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. <br /><b>Currently, the leaders of ISIS in Afghanistan are predominantly former Pakistani Taliban members.</b></i>Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36761528049245262512016-01-02T19:40:37.348-05:002016-01-02T19:40:37.348-05:00“There’s been increased dissatisfaction among cert...<i><br />“There’s been increased dissatisfaction among certain elements of the Taliban, and with the media talking about ISIS all the time and the Afghan government playing up the idea of ISIS as a way of keeping the United States interested, all of that sort of set the ground for the groups to rebrand themselves,”</i><br /><br />http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/isis-is-in-afghanistan-but-who-are-they-really/Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-89583543644512023532016-01-02T19:30:44.336-05:002016-01-02T19:30:44.336-05:00Depth of knowledge, Robert "Draft Dodger"...Depth of knowledge, Robert "Draft Dodger" Peterson demands more than hedline from CNN, or as it used to be called ...<br />The Clinton News Network.<br /><br />That is now our Draft Dodger's choice of data sourcing.<br /><br />Poor choice, Boobie.Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33750142063325237262016-01-02T19:24:43.243-05:002016-01-02T19:24:43.243-05:00The insurgents in Afghanistan took the ISIS brand ...<i>The insurgents in Afghanistan<b> took</b> the ISIS brand name, but do not use the menu.</i>Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-11309567297305331912016-01-02T19:23:59.415-05:002016-01-02T19:23:59.415-05:00While a spokesman for ISIS central in Iraq and Syr...<i><br />While a spokesman for ISIS central in Iraq and Syria announced the establishment of an Afghan affiliate in January, experts say there isn’t much evidence of centralized command and control links between fighters in Afghanistan and the leadership in Iraq and Syria yet.<br /><b><br />“They embrace the label, and they swear allegiance to Baghdadi, but it doesn’t appear there is any direction, control or instructions coming from Syria, Iraq or Baghdadi,”</b> explains Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.<br /><br />“If you look at the way in which this group has operated on the ground, it operates very differently from the ISIS in Iraq and Syria,” Gopal says.<b> “They’re not acting like ISIS central … They’re not destroying shrines and doing things against local culture.”</b></i><br /><br />The insurgents in Afghanistan to the ISIS brand name, but do not use the menu.Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-48084411098974843852016-01-02T19:22:46.595-05:002016-01-02T19:22:46.595-05:00News about Isis Moves From Iraq To Afghani…
bing....<br /><br />News about Isis Moves From Iraq To Afghani…<br /><br />bing.com/news<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Isis may be weakened by co-ordinated attacks but it is far from being overcome<br /><br /><br />Isis may be weakened by co-ordinated attacks but it is far from being overcome<br /><br />The Independent · 1 hour ago<br /><br />The war in Iraq may become more like the war in Afghanistan over the coming years. Isis forces in fixed and …<br />.<br /><br /><br />ISIS counterattacks target Iraqi troops in Ramadi<br /><br /><br />ISIS counterattacks target Iraqi troops in Ramadi<br /><br />FOX News · 44 minutes ago<br /><br />Steve Warren. "We haven't seen ISIL mass enough combat power to move Iraq off their positions," Warren added, …<br />.<br /><br /><br />The War Against ISIS After Ramadi<br /><br /><br />The War Against ISIS After Ramadi<br /><br />The National Interest · 1 day ago<br /><br />Second, the Baghdad government and anti-ISIS Sunnis should move quickly to address the needs of the local ... was …<br />.<br /><br />Get news updates for this topic<br />.<br /><br />Nice Work, Barack=> ISIS Moves Into Afghanistan - Sets Up ...<br /><br /><br />www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/12/nice-work-barack-isis-moves-into...<br /><br />The Jayvee team now has bases from Libya to the Sinai to Syria to Iraq to Afghanistan. ... weakening the group as it moves in on its Afghanistan territory. ISIS’s ...<br />.<br /><br />ISIS Have Made Their Move Into Afghanistan Says Army General<br /><br /><br />www.newsweek.com/isis-have-made-their-move-afghanistan-says-army...<br /><br />ISIS Have Made Their Move Into Afghanistan Says Army General. ... The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is now active in southern Afghanistan, ...<br />.<br /><br /><br />Videos of isis moves from iraq to afghanistan<br /><br />bing.com/videos<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1:04<br /><br />ISIS Scum Filled the Streets of Baiji<br /><br />liveleak.com<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3:30<br /><br />Terror outreach: Afghan kids being trained & recruited by ...<br /><br />YouTube<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />0:46HD<br /><br />Beheadings Raise Fear of ISIS in Afghanistan...<br /><br />MSN<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3:11<br /><br />CNN exclusive: 'ISIS recruits Afghans' in chilling video<br /><br />CNN<br />See more videos of isis moves from iraq to afghanistan.<br /><br />ISIS on the move in Afghanistan | TheHill<br /><br /><br />thehill.com/.../policy-strategy/247008-isis-on-the-move-in-afghanistan<br /><br />U.S. and Afghan officials say ISIS is now in three provinces in Afghanistan. Skip to main content. TRENDING: Donald Trump ... ISIS on the move in Afghanistan .<br />.<br /><br />As America moves out of Afghanistan, ISIS moves in « Hot Air<br /><br /><br />hotair.com/archives/2015/01/13/as-moves-out-of-afghanistan-isis...<br /><br />Jan 13, 2015 · ... but few expected that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria ... to ISIS in Afghanistan have been motivated by ... of Afghanistan, ISIS moves in<br />.<br /><br />CNN exclusive: Video shows ISIS recruiting Afghans - CNN.com<br /><br /><br />www.cnn.com/2015/03/23/middleeast/afghanistan-isis-recruits/index.html<br /><br />Mar 24, 2015 · Video embedded · Concerns are growing about how ISIS may expand into Afghanistan as CNN films a ... of ISIS's first moves into Afghanistan, ... in Iraq fear ISIS<br /><br />Queen Elizabeth III The Warrior Queennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-40248544730437935612016-01-02T19:21:22.112-05:002016-01-02T19:21:22.112-05:00Here you go, "Draft Dodger" a little rep...Here you go, "Draft Dodger" a little reporting that further dismantles your dogma<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow"><br />Who is “ISIS” in Afghanistan?</a><br /><br /><i>... experts say that the entities that now call themselves<b> ISIS in Afghanistan are not fighters from Iraq or Syria</b>. Rather, they’re <b>primarily disaffected Taliban members and insurgents from other groups who seized an opportunity to “rebrand” themselves as ISIS.</b><br /><br />“It’s important to look at what we mean when we say ISIS,” says Anand Gopal, author of "No Good Men Among the Living: America, The Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes", <b>“because these were groups that were disgruntled and they essentially rebranded themselves as a way of reinvigorating their group or faction, and attracting funding.”</b></i><br /><br />No terrorists moved from Iraq to Afghanistan, Robert "Draft Dodger" Peterson.<br />Read, learn. At least pretend to make an effort.Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-49521473922157402372016-01-02T19:14:37.556-05:002016-01-02T19:14:37.556-05:00"elements"
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Love the language.
&quo..."elements"<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Love the language.<br /><br />"killed the elements"<br /><br />When they get to "liquidated the elements" they will have it right.<br /><br />********<br /><br />Oh- O -<br /><br />"Peak Oil" is another one where it looks like Rufus best fudge his due date -<br /><br />perhaps even to 'never' -<br /><br /><br />Thanks to technology, we’re not going to run out of oil<br />posted at 2:31 pm on January 2, 2016 by Matt Vespa<br /><br />If you read Stephen Moore’s column, he noted how the consensus over oil is wrong. We’re not running out of oil. In fact, many have been saying we’re going to run out since the 1930s:<br /><br /> These stupid predictions of the end of oil have been going on for most of the last century. Just over 100 years ago, the U.S. Bureau of Mines estimated total future production at 6 billion barrels, yet we’ve produced more than 20times that amount. In 1939 the Department of the Interior predicted U.S. oil supplies would last 13 years. I could go on.<br /><br /> […]<br /><br /> The folks at the Institute for Energy Research recently published a study showing three data points: first, the government’s best estimate of how much oil we had in America 50 years ago. The second was how much U.S. oil has been drilled out of the ground since then. And the third is how many reserves there are now. Today we have twice as many reserves as we had in 1950. And we have already produced almost 10 times more oil than the government told us we had back then.<br /><br />Moore added that technological advancements are increasing oil production. In fact, Kerry Jackson at Investors Business Daily wrote in November that these advances are going to almost triple the amount of fossil fuel resources if research and development continue. At the current rate, she wrote that 2.9 trillion barrels could expand to 4.8 trillion by 2050, which is “almost twice as much as the projected global demand.” And we also know that energy from these resources is guaranteed to keep economies running, growing, and thriving, compared to the wholly inadequate alternatives such as wind and solar that won’t be able to meet our energy needs.<br /><br /> Engineering and Technology Magazine reported this week that BP — the company that once wanted to be known as “Beyond Petroleum” rather than “British Petroleum” — is saying “the world is no longer at risk of running out of resources.”<br /><br /> “Thanks to investment into supercomputers, robotics and the use of chemicals to extract the maximum from available reservoirs, the accessible oil and gas reserves will almost double by 2050,” Engineering and Technology said.<br /><br /> A BP official told the magazine that “energy resources are plentiful. Concerns over running out of oil and gas have disappeared.”<br /><br /> Things are so good, in fact, that Engineering and Technology says “with the use of the innovative technologies, available fossil fuel resources could increase from the current 2.9 trillion barrels of oil equivalent to 4.8 trillion by 2050, which is almost twice as much as the projected global demand.” That number could even reach 7.5 trillion barrels if technology and exploration techniques advance even faster.<br /><br /> This information backs up the idea that Earth is actually an oil-producing machine. We call energy sources such as crude oil and natural gas fossil fuels based on the assumption that they are the products of decaying organisms, maybe even dinosaurs themselves. But the label is a misnomer. Research from the last decade found that hydrocarbons are synthesized abiotically.<br /><br />http://hotair.com/archives/2016/01/02/thanks-to-technology-were-not-going-to-run-out-of-oil/Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-81664894621517286802016-01-02T18:57:47.521-05:002016-01-02T18:57:47.521-05:00You have no idea what you are talking about.
Few,...You have no idea what you are talking about.<br /><br /><i>Few, if any, Iraqi have gone to Afghanistan.</i><br /><br />You prove it with that statement.<br /><br />Go back to the basement, jack is back, your mother is calling you.<br /><br />You truly are a psycho, jack is back.<br /><br />Everyone was so delighted when you left.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-55769308053753743462016-01-02T16:29:49.238-05:002016-01-02T16:29:49.238-05:00Your lack understanding of the situation is illust...Your lack understanding of the situation is illustrated by the statement that ISIS has 'moved' from Iraq to Afghanistan.<br /><br />All that has happened, some of the Afghani have stated they are ISIS.<br />Few, if any, Iraqi have gone to Afghanistan.<br /><br />You truly are a fool, Robert "Draft Dodger" Peterson.Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-89146831759161372512016-01-02T15:18:33.101-05:002016-01-02T15:18:33.101-05:00(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Saturday, a security so...(IraqiNews.com) Anbar – On Saturday, a security source in Anbar Province stated, that 13 elements of the ISIS organization were killed in an attack carried out by the organization eastern Ramadi.<br /><br />The source said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The ISIS organization had carried out an attack on the security forces in Madeeq area eastern Ramadi.”<br /><br />The source added, “A force from the Rapid Intervention Brigade was able to repulse the attack, while killed 13 elements of the attackers.”galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-77334959941657524502016-01-02T15:13:56.428-05:002016-01-02T15:13:56.428-05:00(IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – Anbar police chief Hady...(IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – Anbar police chief Hady Razikh announced the arrest of 30 ISIS elements, including senior leaders, during raids in the city of Ramadi.<br /><br />Razikh said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “The security forces had detained 30 ISIS elements, including military leaders, during their attempt to flee from Ramadi and escape with the families that came to the security forces at the government complex in Ramadi.”<br /><br />Razikh added, “The operation was based on intelligence and reports from the families that left Ramadi,” noting that, “The detainees were taken to the headquarters of the Anti-Terrorism Directorate.”<br /><br /><a href="http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/security-forces-detain-30-isis-elements-anbar-province/" rel="nofollow">Iraqinews</a>galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-88022951825819246572016-01-02T14:04:50.472-05:002016-01-02T14:04:50.472-05:00The Highest Minimum Wage in the country is in San ...The Highest Minimum Wage in the country is in San Francisco, Ca.<br /><br /><b>The Unemployment Rate, there, was 3.3% last month.</b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/lfmonth/sanf$pds.pdf" rel="nofollow">San Francisco</a><br /><br />(the national rate was 5.0%)galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-69235244333048467402016-01-02T13:44:54.065-05:002016-01-02T13:44:54.065-05:00denied ISIL access to terrain
With all the terrai...<i>denied ISIL access to terrain</i><br /><br />With all the terrain ISIS has been denied access to one would think ISIS would surely be running out of terrain by now.<br /><br />Maybe lack of terrain is the reason some ISIS has moved to Afghanistan ?<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-27178925057117621122016-01-02T13:40:27.249-05:002016-01-02T13:40:27.249-05:00You have just over a year left, having moved your ...You have just over a year left, having moved your goal post for the elimination Of ISIS to 'when Obama leaves office'.<br /><br />1) July 4, 2015<br />2) Labor Day 2015<br />3) When Obama leaves office<br /><br />Sooner or later you will get it right, given enough switcheroos.<br /><br />You might try:<br /><br />4) When a Republican is President<br /><br />Because ISIS didn't exist under the last Republican President, so you have some precedent.<br /><br />ISIS only came in with O'bozo.<br /><br /><br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86730451270730953912016-01-02T13:31:02.724-05:002016-01-02T13:31:02.724-05:00The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estim...<i>The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimated 2014 federal proposal would have raised the wages of 16.5 million Americans and lifted 900,000 of them out of poverty but would have cost as many as 1 million jobs.</i><br /><br /><br />900,000 - 1,000,000 = 100,000 folks without even a paycheck or a pot to piss in.<br /><br />Ah, Rufus, Rufus, what is to become of you ?Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37854908667227942552016-01-02T11:56:51.221-05:002016-01-02T11:56:51.221-05:00SOUTHWEST ASIA, January 2, 2016 — U.S. and coaliti...SOUTHWEST ASIA, January 2, 2016 — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.<br /><br />Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.<br /><br />Strikes in Syria<br /><br />Attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft conducted six strikes in Syria:<br /><br />-- Near Abu Kamal, one strike struck an ISIL-used bridge.<br /><br />-- Near Ar Raqqah, three strikes struck three ISIL gas and oil separation plants.<br /><br />-- Near Ayn Isa, two strikes destroyed five ISIL buildings.<br /><br /> Strikes in Iraq<br /><br />Attack, bomber, fighter, remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery conducted 25 strikes in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:<br /><br />-- Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed three ISIL weapons caches.<br /><br />-- Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle-borne bomb and an ISIL vehicle.<br /><br />-- Near Kisik, nine strikes suppressed an ISIL fighting position and denied ISIL access to terrain.<br /><br />-- Near Mosul, three strikes destroyed 17 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle bomb facility.<br /><br />-- <b>Near Ramadi, five strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions, six ISIL heavy machine gun positions, three ISIL buildings, an ISIL vehicle, cratered two ISIL-used roads, and denied ISIL access to terrain.</b><br /><br />-- Near Sinjar, two strikes destroyed seven ISIL assembly areas, three ISIL weapons caches, and an ISIL command and control node.<br /><br />-- Near Tal Afar, four strikes struck destroyed six ISIL bunkers and denied ISIL access to terrain.<br /><br />Still a lot of action around Ramadi.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/639766/coalition-strikes-isil-in-syria-iraq" rel="nofollow">More Daid Headcutters</a>galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-19017474931892746332016-01-02T11:37:53.523-05:002016-01-02T11:37:53.523-05:00Meanwhile, the Republicans are still trying to tak...Meanwhile, the Republicans are still trying to take away our healthcare.<br /><br /><b>Yet Another Health Care Repeal Vote To Open Congressional Year</b><br /><br />Despite dozens of past votes to repeal the health law in full or in part, Republicans never before have succeeded in sending a full repeal bill to the White House.<br /><br />WASHINGTON (AP) — It's been like a long-delayed New Year's resolution for Republicans. But 2016 will finally be the year when they put legislation on President Barack Obama's desk repealing his health care law.<br />The bill undoing the president's prized overhaul will be the first order of business when the House reconvenes this coming week, marking a sharply partisan start on Capitol Hill to a congressional year in which legislating may take a back seat to politics.<br /><br />There are few areas of potential compromise between Obama and the GOP majority in the House and Senate in this election year, but plenty of opportunities for political haymaking during the presidential campaign season.<br />Obama will veto the health law repeal bill, which also would cut money for Planned Parenthood. The measure already has passed the Senate under special rules protecting it from Democratic obstruction. But that's the point for Republicans, who intend to schedule a veto override vote for Jan. 22, when anti-abortion activists hold their annual march in Washington to mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in 1973 that legalized abortion.<br /><br />Despite dozens of past votes to repeal the health law in full or in part, Republicans never before have succeeded in sending a full repeal bill to the White House. They insist that doing so will fulfill promises to their constituents while highlighting the clear choice facing voters in the November presidential election.<br /><br />Every Republican candidate has pledged to undo the health law. The Democrats running for president would keep it in place.<br /><br />"You're going to see us put a bill on the president's desk going after Obamacare and Planned Parenthood so we'll finally get a bill on his desk to veto," House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told conservative talk host Bill Bennett over the holidays.<br /><br />"Then you're going to see the House Republican Conference, working with our senators, coming out with a bold agenda that we're going to lay out for the country, to say how we would do things very differently," Ryan said.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obamacare-repeal-congress_5687d834e4b0b958f65bd49a" rel="nofollow">Still Looking Out for the Folks</a>galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-14598405796178489542016-01-02T11:28:53.153-05:002016-01-02T11:28:53.153-05:00Several cities are going even higher. Seattle is s...Several cities are going even higher. Seattle is setting a sliding hourly minimum between $10.50 and $13 on Jan. 1, and Los Angeles and San Francisco are enacting similar increases in July, en route to $15 an hour phased in over six years.<br /><br />Backers say a higher minimum wage helps combat poverty, but opponents worry about the potential impact on employment and company profits.<br /><br />In 2014, a Democratic-backed congressional proposal to increase the federal minimum wage for the first time since 2009 to $10.10 stalled, as have subsequent efforts by President Barack Obama. More recent proposals by some lawmakers call for a federal minimum wage of up to $15 an hour.<br /><br />Alan Krueger, an economics professor at Princeton University and former chairman of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, said a federal minimum wage of up to $12 an hour, phased in over five years or so, "would not have a noticeable effect on employment."<br /><br />Some employers may cut jobs in response to a minimum-wage increase, Krueger said, while others may find hikes allow them to fill job vacancies and reduce turnover, lifting employment but lowering profits.<br />In recent years, an increasing number of states and municipalities have enacted their own wage floor policies. Currently, 29 states plus the District of Columbia and about two dozen cities and counties have their minimum wage at levels higher than the federal minimum.<br /><br />Many are now in the midst of multi-year phase-in plans that will ultimately take them to between $10 and $15 an hour.<br /><br />The 14 states where increases take effect on Friday are: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont and West Virginia.<br /><br />The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimated 2014 federal proposal would have raised the wages of 16.5 million Americans and lifted 900,000 of them out of poverty but would have cost as many as 1 million jobs.<br /><br />(Reporting by Eric M. Johnson in Chicago, Editing by Sara Catania and Cynthia Osterman)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/minimum-wage-increase_56869b20e4b0b958f65bbceb" rel="nofollow">a little help</a>galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-11777247599408346522016-01-02T11:25:19.998-05:002016-01-02T11:25:19.998-05:00New Year Brings Minimum Wage Hikes For Americans I...<b>New Year Brings Minimum Wage Hikes For Americans In 14 States</b><br /><br />With Friday's increases, the new average minimum wage across the 14 affected states rises from $8.50 an hour to just over $9.<br /><br /> 01/01/2016 10:38 am ET<br />Reuters<br /><br />CHICAGO, Jan 1 (Reuters) - As the United States marks more than six years without an increase in the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, 14 states and several cities are moving forward with their own increases, with most set to start taking effect on Friday.<br /><br />California and Massachusetts are highest among the states, both increasing from $9 to $10 an hour, according to an analysis by the National Conference of State Legislatures. At the low end is Arkansas, where the minimum wage is increasing from $7.50 to $8. The smallest increase, a nickel, comes in South Dakota, where the hourly minimum is now $8.55.<br /><br />The increases come in the wake of a series of "living wage" protests across the country, including a November campaign in which thousands of protesters in 270 cities marched in support of a $15-an-hour minimum wage and union rights for fast food workers. Food service workers make up the largest group of minimum-wage earners, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.<br /><br />With Friday's increases, the new average minimum wage across the 14 affected states rises from $8.50 an hour to just over $9.<br /><br />galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-55520728968967152702016-01-02T10:59:00.774-05:002016-01-02T10:59:00.774-05:00Yep, the "Draft Dodger" will not fight f...Yep, the "Draft Dodger" will not fight for right or freedom, he'd rather sleep or read poetry.Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73120162539152001842016-01-02T10:57:47.748-05:002016-01-02T10:57:47.748-05:00Those of Moron's and "Draft Dodger" ...<br />Those of Moron's and "Draft Dodger" Peterson's ilk keep cheering for ISIS, and against US.<br /><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70687551979350861762016-01-02T10:57:16.992-05:002016-01-02T10:57:16.992-05:00And, I'm going back to sleep, myself. Joining ...And, I'm going back to sleep, myself. Joining Kitty who has come in and has curled up.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.com