Something Extra: The Changing Middle Class
What does it take these days to be in the middle class?
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What does it take these days to be in the middle class?
Mitt Romney's economic plan basically says if you make $22.50 an hour with benefits, you make too much money; and if you make $22.5 million, then you pay too much in taxes.
Instead of getting rowdy at a demonstration or protest regarding the lack of jobs throughout the country, people can voice their discontent with the nation's current unemployment rate on this Labor Day by simply placing an empty chair in their front yard.
Florida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose in July, climbing 0.2 percent from June to 8.8 percent. But, the year-over-year numbers were quite better with July's unemployment rate being nearly 2 points lower than July 2011.
Many who supported Obama in 2008 did so because they believed that he would help black Americans. The criticism four years later is that having a black president in the White House hasn't helped African Americans at all.
The blatant lies and the desperate spins generated from the "left" have been absolutely frightening. What's extremely sad for them is that they don't have a prayer of keeping the White House without creating lies and spinning obvious negatives into self-reported positives.
The U.S. economy continued to trudge through a difficult fiscal quarter as the economy created 163,000 private-sector jobs in July. The number was the best since February, but the economy's job creation pace is essentially flat since 2011.
Fresh off a non-partisan study that hammered Republican Mitt Romney's tax proposal as being disproportionately harsh on lower and middle income workers; President Barack Obama will be in Orlando Thursday to continue hammering a similar message.
South Florida got some disappointing jobs news Friday with the release of the statewide unemployment report, with Broward seeing an increase in the jobless rate while Miami-Dade was virtually stalled. Statewide, the unemployment rate was unchanged for the second month in a row.
Resumes in hand, smiles on their faces, job seekers lined up at a pair of career fairs on Wednesday.
Obama would serve the country better if he quit the name-calling, went back home, and actually accomplished something for this nation.
More help is on the way for Floridians out of work due to Debby, with three more counties receiving unemployment assistance. Inside: How you can help the victims of Debby.
Obama's latest speech on tax cuts for the middle class is just a retread of his tired class warfare rhetoric and strategy.
Of all the signs leading to a defeat for President Barack Obama in the presidential election of 2012, the most glaring sign is the 8.2% unemployment rate.
The latest unemployment numbers painted a bleak picture for job creation in June, which could impact Florida's unemployment report due later in July.
The sputtering economy received a small shot in the arm Thursday when new data showed U.S. private employers added 176,000 jobs in June and new jobless claims dropped roughly 14,000 from last week.
Five months before the presidential election, this rating is disastrous for Obama – almost as disastrous as the lack of any results for America these past four years.
Florida Governor Rick Scott has touted Florida's declining unemployment rate for the past several months. According to Bloomberg News, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has a message for Scott, be quiet.
The Florida unemployment continued to decline in May, dropping to a seasonally adjusted 8.6 percent. It's the lowest the unemployment rate has bee in the Sunshine State since December 2008. But the news in South Florida is far from rosy.
Flipping burgers, bagging groceries and bussing restaurant tables are harder to come by this summer for Florida teenagers than you might think.
The nation's unemployment rate of 8.2 percent may sink President Barack Obama's re-election bid, but one detail brightens his hopes. About 10 battleground states will decide the election, and seven of them have employment levels that beat the U.S. average.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has put his history as a CEO and as governor of Massachusetts as proof of his plans to create job as the main selling point against President Obama.
As the 2012 election heats up, a dismal jobs report for May is showing that while corporations and CEO's are recovered from the Great Recession; the working class is far behind.
New polling from Gallup released Monday showed just how closely divided the country is on three main topics that could swing the election to either President Barack Obama or his Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
President Trump's lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase has shifted to a legal fight over where the case should be heard and whether CEO Jamie Dimon can remain a defendant.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was hospitalized on June 14.
Some families could face an additional $2,200 in food costs this year if their kids lose access to free school meals, according to one estimate.
Residents of San Juan and neighboring communities have been without reliable water for more than 100 days.
The incident remains under investigation and no charges have been filed.
President Trump's lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase has shifted to a legal fight over where the case should be heard and whether CEO Jamie Dimon can remain a defendant.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was hospitalized on June 14.
Some families could face an additional $2,200 in food costs this year if their kids lose access to free school meals, according to one estimate.
Residents of San Juan and neighboring communities have been without reliable water for more than 100 days.
The incident remains under investigation and no charges have been filed.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was hospitalized on June 14.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.
Thursday's vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress follows years of tension with GOP Sen. Rand Paul, hinging on the origins of the coronavirus and a controversial type of research.
President Trump is taking issue with recent reports of significant U.S. munitions shortages due to the war with Iran.
The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz in a 51 to 44 vote.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.