Cuts to Veteran Benefits

"unacceptable" lawmakers battle military retiree cuts ahead of major budget vote by: Foxnews.com
December 16 2013
The government is planing to cut funds to veterans and retired military personnel by about 6 billion dollars over the next 10 years. The democrats are in favor of the bill and are trying to gain a majority vote in the coming senate hearing but the republicans are trying to stop the bill saying "it is unacceptable to sinlge out our men and women in uniform in this way". These cuts will affect the housing budgets for the people under 62 years old, I think that these cuts are unnecessary and won't help, it is a very small part of our budget and the money means much more to the people that it is being taken from more then those that it is being given to.

/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/16/not-so-fast-budget-deal-hits-turbulence-in-senate-amid-concerns-over-veteran/

Strike to raise minimum wage

Hundreds of fast food workers strike over minimum wage, by: Tiffany Hsu july 29, 2013

Hundreds of fast food workers from around the country band together to organize strikes that want to raise the minimum wage from $7.50 to $15. They have started strikes in New York City, Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Mo., and Flint, MI. Recently people have intensified their efforts to raise the federal minimum wage. However this raise in wages may end up having negative consequences for the employees since companies may then switch from human labor to automated ordering systems. I think that raising the minimum wage will be bad for the economy since it will cause companies to hire fewer people and cause more poverty. 

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-fast-food-strike-minimum-wage-20130729,0,1355524.story#ixzz2mdRZ5zGT