Americans Spending, Not Saving

September 1, 2005

The Commerce Department said consumer spending was up one percent in July and BTW, personal savings rates are at the lowest point in the nation’s history.

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Waffle House Workers Strike for Fair Pay and Better Working Conditions

Waffle House workers in Conyers, Georgia, are now on their third day of striking over what they call the company’s unfair policies. Led by the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW), Waffle House employees are demanding an end to the mandatory “meal credit” deductions from their paychecks, along with better wages and improved working conditions.