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Allred intends to move tax breaks away from special interests like heavy trucking—which Otter has supported—and towards small businesses in order to better stimulate job creation and overall economic growth...
During the congress, delegates divided into small groups to discuss tangible solutions to the climate emergency. Recommendations included eliminating all street parking by 2020, raising the price of parking permits, and working with nearby institutions to research and publish reports on green initiatives in an effort to educate the public...
Recognizing that tangible changes can happen gradually through small steps, Simmons said that she has already made personal changes in her life by teaching her children to behave in more sustainable ways...
...helping someone with their business. According to the World Bank, nearly one and a half billion people survive on less than $1.25 a day. Whether it be helping a basket-weaver in Ecuador or a sheep-herder in Kazakhstan, the organization Kiva.org allows you to play banker by investing small amounts of money in someone’s start-up business on the other side of the globe. Alternatively, you can support the economy and help a family in a developing country by buying them a farm animal through Heifer International. The animal you donate will help provide food...
Last Tuesday, President Obama delivered a speech to the Brookings Institute outlining major proposals to promote job growth. These initiatives included small-business tax credits, the use of $200 billion left over from Troubled Assets Relief Program funds to support business hiring, and increased public infrastructure spending. The most novel initiative is a new tax credit to promote energy-efficient homes that will hopefully invigorate the green jobs sector...