David Cameron is introducing a cap on state benefits

Almost 200 families with at least 10 children are each eligible to claim more than £60,000 annually in state benefits, underlining the need for a cap on the handouts, said Iain Duncan Smith. "It's not...

Social Security Disability Program

Come off vacation and tend to business If you have a verifiable disability, and are unable to work or to find employment because of it, assistance is not an option. When you reach retirement age and based on your...

Jobless must work for benefits

In the US, unemployment counselors keep a close hand on unemployed to make certain they are looking for work. Compulsory public service is not a part of the equation here, however, as it appears to be the case in...

Fact Finder: Unemployment in London

Did rising unemployment and poverty  coincide with the start of the recession? Tom MacInnes, Research Director at the New Policy Institute, unpacks the facts and suggests that job losses, unemployment and...

Skint not Idle: Carol & Ruje’s Story

In this short report, two friends explain their situation.  Carol has been living on benefits for five years and talks about the difficulties of surviving on so little money.  Recent university graduate...

China-Peru FTA to take effect in mid-January

LIMA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Peru-China Free Trade Agreement will come into force on Jan. 15, slightly earlier than planned, after Peru accelerated the ratification process in hopes of reaping early benefits from...

Publix Super markets Cuts Health Care Benefits

Publix Grocery stores is changing its Health benefits policy. Unfortunately that will cause the majority if not All  part time employees to lose their medical coverage at the end of December 2009. Previously Publix offered Part time employees, that...

Publix to Cut Insurance benefits

Publix Grocery stores is changing its Health benefits policy. Unfortunately that will cause the majority if not All  part time employees to lose their medical coverage at the end of December 2009. Previously Publix offered Part time employees, that...

Prolonged Aid to Unemployed Is Running Out

"Over the coming months, as many as 1.5 million jobless Americans will exhaust their unemployment insurance benefits, ending what for some has been a last bulwark against foreclosures and destitution. " This...

'Organic has no health benefits'

" Organic food is no healthier than ordinary food, a large independent review has concluded. There is little difference in nutritional value and no evidence of any extra health benefits from eating organic...

TEA Party Activism - Write your County/City: "Where's the Money?"

""A few months ago Moody's downgraded all Municipal Bonds citing Overspending and a hollowing out of the revenue core. (Click here) At the same time, my property taxes have increased 800-1000 dollars over the past...

Same-sex partners to get fed benefits

" President Barack Obama, under growing criticism for not seeking to end the ban on openly gay men and women in the military, is extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. Obama plans to announce his decision on Wednesday in the Oval Office, a White House...

FDA Slams Green Tea! Have They Done Enough Research?

The Orientals have credited Green tea with miracle healing powers for Centuries. Among the powers that were mentioned were such effects as Green Tea’s ability to work as a stimulant, its ability to eliminate indigestion, prevent fatigue, and improve both the urinary...

VA secretary expects big impact from post-9/11 GI Bill

"WASHINGTON, April 3, 2009 - All systems are on track for this summer's rollout of the new Post-9/11 GI Bill, which Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said he expects to have as monumental an impact as the original World War II-era GI Bill of Rights. Shinseki, who...

Medical Marijuana Benefits

" Marijuana Rx Has medical marijuana gotten a bad rap? Dr. Jon LaPook talks with Dr. Herbert Kleber and Dr. Mitch Earleywine on the pros and cons of using medical marijuana...

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