Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g9SEQOX05518; Mon, 28 Oct 2002 09:26:24 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 09:26:24 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <001501c27e8d$828a85c0$ae0877d8@oemcomputer> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:948] Cross-Postings from A Librarian at Every Table X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 823 Lines: 27 FYI: The following two article are cross-posted from A Librarian at Every Table: STATES FISCAL CRISES Brookings Institution report notes that a weak economy has thrown state governments into severe budget crisis.The spending cuts are falling heavily on low-income people at a time when poverty is rising and many low-wage workers are losing jobs. http://www.brookings.edu/views/articles/rivlin/20021015.htm BROAD PROSPERITY REQUIRES FULL EMPLOYMENT The recent economic boom and subsequent downturn demonstrate that full employment is the key to income gains for low-income workers.By 2001 unemployment increased to 4.8 percent and all but the top fifth of the population lost real income. http://www.prospect.org/print/V13/20/bernstein-j.html * * * * * * * * * -Mary Ann Corley NIFL-Povracelit List Moderator
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