“When the elite call for ‘ #belt-tightening’ and ‘ #productivity gains,’ they are not asking the #billionaires to sacrifice their #capitalgains; they are asking the #workingclass to sacrifice their #publicservices, their #wages, and their #time#MarkCarney www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

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Extreme wealth is deactivating our democracy - CCPA

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Lithuania's #GDP growth will reach 3.1% in 2026, the Bank of #Lithuania forecasts. Annual #inflation will reach 5.1% in 2026 under a baseline scenario, while #wages will increase by 8%.

https://viabaltica.fi/lithuania-gdp-to-grow-3-1-in-2026-central-bank/

Lithuania: GDP to grow 3.1% in 2026: central bank

Lithuania’s GDP will grow by 3.1% under a baseline scenario in 2026, according to the Bank of Lithuania’s latest forecast, ELTA reports. GDP growth will reach 2.0% in 2027 and 2.9% in 2028…

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Advocates say rising minimum wages still fall short across Canada
Minimum wage workers in Nova Scotia will earn a quarter more per hour when the rate increases to $16.75 on Wednesday. It will increase again to $17 this October.
#Economy #Politics #CostofLiving #MinimumWage
https://globalnews.ca/news/11755898/advocates-rising-minimum-wages-fall-short-canada/
https://theconversation.com/javier-mileis-inflation-miracle-in-argentina-is-a-warning-to-the-world-not-a-blueprint-278840. "The drop in #inflation is certainly not a victory for #Argentine #productivity. It’s a by-product of a deliberate & engineered collapse in people’s #wages. [Javier] Milei hasn’t fixed the engine of Argentina’s #economy, he has simply turned it off. Since he took office in 2023, the country’s #manufacturing #output has dropped dramatically, with over 2,000 #businesses shutting down & 73,000 #jobs lost."
Javier Milei’s inflation ‘miracle’ in Argentina is a warning to the world, not a blueprint

Inflation has fallen in Argentina, but at enormous cost.

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Advocates say rising minimum wages still fall short across Canada
Minimum wage workers in Nova Scotia will earn a quarter more per hour when the rate increases to $16.75 on Wednesday. It will increase again to $17 this October.
#Economy #Politics #CostofLiving #MinimumWage
https://globalnews.ca/news/11755898/advocates-rising-minimum-wages-fall-short-canada/
Advocates say rising minimum wages still fall short across Canada
Minimum wage workers in Nova Scotia will earn a quarter more per hour when the rate increases to $16.75 on Wednesday. It will increase again to $17 this October.
#Economy #Politics #CostofLiving #MinimumWage
https://globalnews.ca/news/11755898/advocates-rising-minimum-wages-fall-short-canada/
Advocates say rising minimum wages still fall short across Canada
Minimum wage workers in Nova Scotia will earn a quarter more per hour when the rate increases to $16.75 on Wednesday. It will increase again to $17 this October.
#Economy #Politics #CostofLiving #MinimumWage
https://globalnews.ca/news/11755898/advocates-rising-minimum-wages-fall-short-canada/
Advocates say rising minimum wages still fall short across Canada
Minimum wage workers in Nova Scotia will earn a quarter more per hour when the rate increases to $16.75 on Wednesday. It will increase again to $17 this October.
#Economy #Politics #CostofLiving #MinimumWage
https://globalnews.ca/news/11755898/advocates-rising-minimum-wages-fall-short-canada/
Advocates say rising minimum wages still fall short across Canada
Minimum wage workers in Nova Scotia will earn a quarter more per hour when the rate increases to $16.75 on Wednesday. It will increase again to $17 this October.
#Economy #Politics #CostofLiving #MinimumWage
https://globalnews.ca/news/11755898/advocates-rising-minimum-wages-fall-short-canada/