[PEN-L:4042] Attack Stat Central

Dear pen-lrs, At least once a week, someone calls me asking for a statistic they need to bash some nasty right-winger/Republicat. At some point or other, a pen-lr has probably posted the numbers that person needs. So, I wanted to throw out an idea to the list and see what people think. I'd like

[PEN-L:4041] Articles,etc. Needed for Race and the CA Economy Site

As part of work our Center is doing with groups fighting Prop 187 & immigration-bashing, Prop 184 & "getting tough on crime," and the impending anti-affirmative action initiaive in California, we're putting together an Internet gopher/web site called "Race and the California Economy." If you've w

[PEN-L:4040] ULC

Thanks to all who responded to my request for infor re unit labour costs. Paul Phillips, University of Manitoba

[PEN-L:4039] Arguments supporting the Minimum Wage

Dear penl-rs, Ron Stief of the Center for Ethics and Economic Policy is trying to pull together a short piece on why raising the minimum wage is a good idea. Anybody have a good summary of the economic research which supports this claim? Thanks, Anders Schneiderman Center for Community Economic

[PEN-L:4038] Re: help with info.

Lewis Lehrman set up Manhattan Institute. He owned drug stores -- the kind that advertise in the media. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 916-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PEN-L:4037] help with info.

Several years ago, one of my ultra right wing colleagues was bragging about how much one person could affect policy and used as his example a ultra wealthy capitalist from England who bankrolled the think tank that backed Margaret Thatcher, and then came to the US and did the same thing. In the

[PEN-L:4036] Re: better off?

I assume that is in real terms? On Fri, 3 Feb 1995, Doug Henwood wrote: > Paul Harrison posted a piece by the LA Times' Paul Richter (an amiable > simpleton I used to drink beer with in Charlottesville, Virginia, in the > late 1970s) saying that the "average American," perceptions to the > c

[PEN-L:4035] Albert Deane's 1934 "American Plan".

Friends, Please forgive me if this intrusion is inappropriate. I have been reading Benjamin Kline Hunnicut's _Work Without End: Abandoning Shorter Hours for the Right to Work_ (Philadelphia: Temple UP, 1988), and was intrigued by his account of the "American Plan" proposed to the Roosevelt admin

[PEN-L:4034] Socialized Consumption

For a paper I'm writing I need to think about these questions: 1) What is the extent of "socialized consumption" in the U.S. economy? That is, what part of the average worker's standard of living (necessary product going to workers) is provided by government spending on

[PEN-L:4033] Re: unit labour cost

At 6:38 AM 2/3/95, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Pen-lers > what is the best, readily available source for US unit labour >costs (real) 1980-1993 -- or does anyone have the figures handy? You can get vast amounts of Bureau of Labor Statistics data at the BLS's ftp site, stats.bls.gov. The files are

[PEN-L:4032] Alan & Rush

In case you haven't heard the news - Alan Greenspan called Rush Limbaugh to lobby for support of the Mexico bailout. Limbaugh rolled. Limbaugh also supported NAFTA, which puts him greatly at odds with much of the right populist masses, working class and lumpenbourgeoisie. Ditto Gingrich and even

[PEN-L:4031] Re: better off?

Paul Harrison posted a piece by the LA Times' Paul Richter (an amiable simpleton I used to drink beer with in Charlottesville, Virginia, in the late 1970s) saying that the "average American," perceptions to the contrary, is actually better off than ever. Based on numbers gathered in the summer an

[PEN-L:4030] unit labour cost

Pen-lers what is the best, readily available source for US unit labour costs (real) 1980-1993 -- or does anyone have the figures handy? Paul Phillips, University of Manitoba, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[PEN-L:4029] RE: better off?

There is really no new news in this article; Trenkler's $60,000 salary puts him right at the 80th percentile in the earnings distribution (1992 data from the statistical abstract of the US). Earnings for the top 20% of families have been rising over the last 20 years, staying flat or falling for e

[PEN-L:4028] How to subscribe?

Hi everyone: It's been a while and I dont remember how to subscribe to the list and a friend of mine wants to. Can anyone help out? Loren Rice

[PEN-L:4027] No subject

to what extent is Clinton's bail-out of Mexico cancelled out by the Fed's hiking of interest rates? sincerely, Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Econ. Dept., Loyola Marymount Univ., Los Angeles, CA 90045-2699 USA 310/338-2948 (daytime, during workweek); FAX: 310/338-1950 "One kno