Florida employers can hire low-income workers with up to 95% of pay covered by a new federal stimulus program aimed at putting jobless people back to work by subsidizing their pay and benefits through Sept. 30, 2010.
Offered to public and private companies, if a worker is paid $12 per hour, the expected average, [...]
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Hire workers for nearly free in Florida 2010
Writer Carl Hiaasen on the collapse of Florida’s economy
Carl Hiaasen, Florida resident, author and columnist for the Miami Herald has written several great articles regarding Florida politics and our economy.
Carl Hiassen Miami Herald column
I’ve often been outspoken about the pace of development lacking a blueprint and controls. Now we’re stuck with reduced green land which is increasing our heat index, has [...]
Managing Florida’s budget in 2009-10
Should we increase taxes? This is the question most fought about when considering legislative ideas for our next budget. Here’s a few thoughts on taxes and service fees ranging from raising Florida state college tuitions to the so called sin taxes.
INCREASE REVENUES
Increase Florida’s cigarette tax
We don’t need the lowest rates in the nation [...]
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