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An easier way for workers and employers to build a retirement nest egg
05.18.2009
| Half of all workers lack access to a
retirement plan at their workplace. And
small businesses face high administrative
and cost hurdles that often prevent them
from offering retirement plans to employees.
Universal Voluntary Retirement Accounts
(UVRAs) are a straightforward alternative
to the retirement savings dilemma facing
today’s workers and small businesses.
UVRAs allow any individual worker to open a low-cost
Individual Retirement Account (IRA), and
make it easier for small businesses to
recruit and retain employees by offering
a way to save for retirement.
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Do your co-workers make you sick?
05.01.2009
| As fears of a swine flu pandemic spread, President Obama and public
health officials are urging Americans to stay home from work and keep
their children home from school if they have flu symptoms. But nearly
4 in 10 private sector workers lack even one paid sick day, and many
more face disciplinary action if they do call in sick. In a world
where diseases mutate and spread across the globe in weeks, Americans
need paid sick days to protect our health and our economy. Policy
Brief »
Washington State's deficit isn't going away - here's why
04.27.2009
| Washington’s budget woes will outlast the recession because the
state also has a structural deficit. Without raising rates or adding
new taxes, our state is losing the ability to provide the kind of
education system and infrastructure we need to thrive in the modern
economy. Policy
Brief »
Time to stop the wobbling and truly reform health care
06.24.2009 | John Burbank | The health care debate is heating up, for good reason. In our state, the number of uninsured has spiked to almost 900,000 people. One out of five adults between 19 and 64 has no health coverage. Meanwhile, businesses which offer health coverage are facing another round of escalating health care costs. Just this month Premera Blue Cross is increased its individual rates by over six percent. Hope lies in the push by President Obama for universal coverage - but it won’t be easy.
Full Column | Seattle Post-Globe »
Path to health is best taken on two wheels
06.10.2009 | John Burbank | Last Sunday my wife and three friends and I decided to bicycle up to Snohomish from Seattle. We came back along the Snohomish River, appreciating the farms and forests along the way (and, incidentally, the growth management act that prevents unmitigated sprawl) until we had to make the long slog up the Woodinville-Duvall Road back toward Seattle. We went longer than we had planned, and ended up good and tired for the evening. But what could be a better thing to do on a beautiful June Sunday?
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