Welfare

Winnipeg Program Pays Homeless Above Minimum Wage to Clean City Streets

Winnipeg Program Pays Homeless Above Minimum Wage to Clean City Streets

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By Notable LifeView Author|October 29, 2015|Life,View Life TrendingView Trending
Astonishingly, some people still think unemployment among Canada's homeless population is a matter of personal choice and not lack of opportunity, a notion that's being duly disproven by a Winnipeg program called Mission: Off the Streets (MOST). MOST hires homeless people to clean up...
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China Will Invest $12 Billion in the Underdeveloped World and Clear its Debts

China Will Invest $12 Billion in the Underdeveloped World and Clear its Debts

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By Notable LifeView Author|September 28, 2015|TrendingView Trending
Do you watch Mr. Robot? If not, you should. The universally-praised series follows cyber-vigilante Elliot Alderson who, together...
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Australia is Cutting Welfare Payments to Parents Who Don't Vaccinate Their Kids

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By Notable LifeView Author|April 13, 2015|LifeView Life
In a world first, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's government has announced it will penalize parents who don't vaccinate their children by cutting off welfare payments. It's a drastic move that could increase the rate of vaccinations nationwide, but there are still some blanks that have yet to be filled in
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Academics Want to Guarantee Every Canadian $20K a Year

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By Notable LifeView Author|February 23, 2015|LifeView Life
Think you know about poverty? Well, a group of academics in our country have gotten together and decided that the best way to combat it might just be to guarantee everyone in the country a minimum income. How does $20,000 for everyone sound?
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