Equal Opportunity and Full Employment: Hearing[s] Before the Subcommittee on Equal Opportunities of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, First [-second] Session on H.R. 50 ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1975 |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 100
Page 37
... income allowances , should be abolished " in favor of " *** a ' simple cash grant ' based on income and payable only to those meeting a ' strong work requirement . " " Those oriented toward reforming the present delivery system believe ...
... income allowances , should be abolished " in favor of " *** a ' simple cash grant ' based on income and payable only to those meeting a ' strong work requirement . " " Those oriented toward reforming the present delivery system believe ...
Page 38
... income gap separating the poor from the rest of so- ciety is increasing at an alarming rate . The belief that massive governmental spending is a surefire cure for everything that ails us has only hastened the arrival of the prob- lems ...
... income gap separating the poor from the rest of so- ciety is increasing at an alarming rate . The belief that massive governmental spending is a surefire cure for everything that ails us has only hastened the arrival of the prob- lems ...
Page 39
... income workers . If we are serious about achieving the goal of full employment with equal opportunities for all , I urge you to support passage of H.R. 50 . Mr. HAWKINS . Thank you for your statement , supervisor Nagel . There are one ...
... income workers . If we are serious about achieving the goal of full employment with equal opportunities for all , I urge you to support passage of H.R. 50 . Mr. HAWKINS . Thank you for your statement , supervisor Nagel . There are one ...
Page 40
... income program through the tax system , a backwards tax where if you fell below certain levels you would receive income , the negative income proposal , and it was my impression that President Ford had made some similar indication . Mr ...
... income program through the tax system , a backwards tax where if you fell below certain levels you would receive income , the negative income proposal , and it was my impression that President Ford had made some similar indication . Mr ...
Page 52
... incomes associated with people on fixed income and in other ways make the inflation that might be inevitably more toler- able . I think , particularly , if in the near term future one can envision the combined goals of full employment ...
... incomes associated with people on fixed income and in other ways make the inflation that might be inevitably more toler- able . I think , particularly , if in the near term future one can envision the combined goals of full employment ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able administration AFL-CIO agencies American assistance AUGUSTUS F AUGUSTUS HAWKINS believe BERTRAM N Bill Clay BUCHANAN certainly CETA Chairman CLAY committee Congress Congressman Hawkins cost create decent develop economic effective employer Employment and Training employment program Employment Service Equal Opportunity Full Employment Act full employment bill funds goal going hearing House Resolution implementation income individuals industry inflation Job Corps Job Guarantee Office labor market legislation LEONARD WOODCOCK living wage long term potential Louis manpower MCNAMARA ment million Milwaukee Missouri October 13 Opportunity and Full organization percent person planning councils ployment PREPARED STATEMENT President private sector problems public service employment Purposes Budget question racism represent REUSS SEMPLE Sister social subcommittee Thank tion Training Act unem unemployment rate union United Auto Workers United for Jobs wage welfare Wisconsin women workers Youth United
Popular passages
Page 6 - Administrator, but not exceeding $100 per diem, including traveltime, and while away from their homes or regular places of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.
Page 12 - No person in the United States shall on the ground of race, color, national origin, or sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under this title.
Page 231 - The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad; The right of every family to a decent home; The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health; The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment; The right to a good education.
Page 23 - ... conditions under which there will be afforded useful employment opportunities, including self-employment for those able. willing, and seeking to work, and to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power.
Page 179 - Old Age Assistance, Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to Families with Dependent Children shall never exceed Sixty Million Dollars ($60,000,000).
Page 231 - The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the Nation; The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation...
Page 74 - For the purpose of carrying out this section, the Secretary shall reserve from funds available for this title an amount equal to not less than...
Page 151 - Of the nearly 34 million women in the labor force in March 1973, nearly half were working because of pressing economic need. They were either single, widowed, divorced, or separated or had husbands whose incomes were less than $3,000 a year. Another 4.7 million had husbands with incomes between $3,000 and $7,000...
Page 82 - ... not because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
Page 12 - ... (f) Before entering into a project under any of the programs established by this part, the Secretary shall have reasonable assurances that — (1) appropriate standards for the health, safety, and other conditions applicable to the performance of work and training on such project are established and will be maintained, (2) such project will not result in the displacement of employed workers...