Sentences with phrase «remain in the middle class»

Beyond the Women's Equality Act, Ms. Clinton cited a need for a living wage and reliable childcare if women are to be able to enter and remain in the middle class.

«Too many communities in our state are still struggling to curb homelessness and provide their families with a chance to reach and remain in the middle class,» Heastie said.

Not exact matches

«The automation of factories has already decimated jobs in traditional manufacturing, and the rise of artificial intelligence is likely to extend this job destruction deep into the middle classes, with only the most caring, creative or supervisory roles remaining,» he wrote in The Guardian.

I know it's not popular to say in 2011, but compared to places like Argentina, the U.S. remains a pretty good place for a middle class person to start a company:

Lost in all of this doom and gloom is the reality that while emerging market growth has slowed, the longer term thesis of more individuals joining the global middle class remains intact.

But when all exceptions have been noted, the fact remains that the determinative social location of process theology as a style of thought has been the white, middle class university or seminary, chiefly in North America.

How can I, white and middle class, acknowledge my corporate (not to say personal) guilt in institutionalized racism and then claim that God, the primal source of all societal relationships, remains utterly innocent of all that transpires?

That same secular world with its nagging empirical criteria of meaning and validity remains in power in academia and among the middle and especially the professional classes — and we who try to do theology are still ourselves very much a part of that same world.

Education, social skills, «contacts» and experience in the dominant culture are all part of what it means to be «nonpoor,» and since none of these can simply be shed, even someone who has embraced voluntary poverty or some kind of simpler life style remains middle class in the most important respects.

Historic Protestantism in Latin America, says David Martin (1990:230), «provided a vehicle of autonomy and advancement for some sections of the middle class, conspicuously so in Brazil... This Protestant seed came with its flowerpot - «the world view, the ethos and the ideology of the... expanding capitalist countries»... The whole Protestant style remained remote from the largely illiterate millions.»

Even with strong expansion of the country's middle class, a large proportion of India's population remains poor, and being able to afford products is still a major concern for many in the rural economy.

One may not play as much of a key role for Barcelona anymore, but Xavi and Andres Iniesta remain absolutely world class on their day with their telepathic understanding in the middle of the park.

This seems surprising when one looks at the statistics — after all, the developing middle class, an indicator of a more urban and modernizing society, is still a minority (perhaps 300 million of China's 1.3 billion population), albeit a fast - growing one, and China remains a very poor country in terms of per capita GDP, as well as substantially rural.

Many of the middle classes lucky enough remain secure in their jobs may actually benefit from the recession.

While I wasn't delighted with the result, I've had a difficult time dealing with my distraught middle class London Remain friends crying into their smashed avocado on gluten free toast, sobbing about how their Farrow and Ball lives are RUINED, about the INJUSTICE of little Jacasta being denied her human right to do Erasmus and about how their Italian summer plans hang in the balance.

While a majority of AB and C1 (i.e. middle - class) social group voters wish to remain in the EU, a majority of C2 and DE (i.e. working - class) voters want to leave.

At present Labour is losing support to the SNP in Scotland, to UKIP in its English and Welsh heartlands and, in the light of Corbyn's half - hearted support for Remain, may well see the support of disappointed middle - class pro-Europeans shift towards the Liberal Democrats (who have pledged to go into any future election committed to reversing the decision to leave the European Union).

The two main parties have done a fair job of splitting up the remaining classes, with one side having the appearance of caring for lower more, and the other for upper, but in reality, that only really matters if they aren't getting the larger share of «the middle class».

With the Governor's leadership we hope to convince our colleagues in the State Senate to commit to strengthening these laws so that middle class New Yorker's are able to remain in their homes.»

Though far drier than the governor's State of the State addresses last week, the budget plan made clear that Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, remained intent on casting his 2017 agenda as an answer to the concerns of the middle class and the economic struggles of upstate New York, a formula that some observers have taken as the prelude to a possible presidential run in 2020.

While middle and working class Americans have been devastated by Great Recession, the wealthiest have done just fine, while their tax burden remains the lowest it's been in over 40 years.The last few months have seen the emergence of a counter-narrative which focuses attention on economic inequality and a tax system in New York State out of kilter with notions of fairness and equality.

All we are trying to do is ensure that taxpayer investment is going to subsidize jobs that pay a reasonable wage... New York City will only remain the greatest city in the world by providing a high quality of life, attracting the best talent, and protecting our middle class.

«This is a critical step forward in our efforts to build up our workforce, remain competitive in the global economy, support the middle class, and create a more prosperous New York for all,» Cuomo said of his plan, which he predicts could prompt similar free - tuition proposals elsewhere in the nation.

A Senate Republican in a spokesman in a statement said the GOP conference remains opposed to the bill, calling it unfair to middle class families who save for college tuition.

Mr. Cuomo has remained a polarizing figure, particularly among Democratic activists, even as he has increasingly shifted leftward in recent years, enacting a minimum - wage increase, paid family leave and free college tuition scholarships for middle - class families.

In truth, most of the remaining # 16bn is a juicy middle - class tax cut to sell in Conservative marginals around the countrIn truth, most of the remaining # 16bn is a juicy middle - class tax cut to sell in Conservative marginals around the countrin Conservative marginals around the country.

«However, with each new class of teens entering the challenging years of middle and high school, we must remain vigilant in our prevention efforts targeting young people, the adults who nurture and influence them, and the health care providers who treat them.»

Although some reports suggest that nutrition trends in the northeast have been improving, 23 and others are documenting the rise in obesity in the middle class, 24 chronic malnutrition remains endemic and has advanced from the northeast's poorest rural areas to the urban peripheries.25 The standard food intake pattern in Brazil is based on rice or manioc, beans, coffee, bread, beef and, increasingly, sugar in the form of soft drinks and fruit juices, 26 none of which (except for beef liver) are noteworthy for their vitamin A content.

BEIJING, China — With its burgeoning middle class and status - conscious consumer culture, China remains the primary engine driving luxury market growth, even in a rapidly weakening global economy.

Almost 100 years later we still live in a world increasingly affected by war, unemployment and poverty, a reality that nonetheless remains discreetly hidden under the carpet by the illusion of a global democratic society, where most people have access to the internet, and where an overestimated middle class is entertained by lavish sports competitions.

The growing middle class in developing economies invest a fortune in creating a better future for their children, yet the system remains obsolete.

The report, Resegregation in American Schools, published by the Civil Rights Project, Harvard University, found that minorities tend to go to school with other minorities in impoverished neighborhoods and that white students go to schools that remain overwhelmingly white and middle class.

To provide schooling for everyone's children that reflects liberal, middle - class values and aspirations is to ensure the maintenance of the status quo, to ensure that power, the culture of power, remains in the hands of those who already have it.

In the next few decades, despite the official end of segregation, the school's student population remained almost exclusively middle - class and white.

Likewise, issues surrounding school discipline loom large, with middle - class standards of behavior and decorum recast as a form of cultural hegemony imposed by well - off, mainly white parents intent on remaining in control.

Advancing the implementation of Common Core reading and math standards is also keep, use especially in states where choice remains restricted; it is clear that neither poor nor middle class children are receiving comprehensive college preparatory curricula.

«As the nation moves forward, we are seeing a rapid increase in the diversity of our student body while the teaching force remains dominated by white, middle - class females.

While it remains most acute in urban core neighborhoods with intergenerational poverty, 31 hunger is increasing in suburban locales and is most prevalent in rural Southern locales.32 Since wages have been stagnant or eroding in many industries, two - thirds of families experiencing food insecurity have at least one working adult, and many might initially appear to be maintaining a middle - class lifestyle.33

Advancing the implementation of Common Core reading and math standards is also key, especially in states where choice remains restricted; it is clear that neither poor nor middle class children are receiving comprehensive college preparatory curricula.

Because white middle class families who represent a large portion of the housing market are reluctant to pursue homes in black neighborhoods, property values tend to fall if a neighborhood becomes majority black and remain low compared to white neighborhoods (Fletcher, 2015).

These black middle class women also remained in their positions for about 20 % more of their married lives than white middle class women (Landry, 1978).

I really am interested in how a former undersecretary of education has come to the point that he is so determined to attack teacher tenure, teacher unions and «restrictive work rules» for teachers — especially during a time when public schools have been systematically defunded, forced to jump through hoops (Race to the Top) in order to get what remains of federal funding for education, like some kind of bizarre Hunger Games ritual for kids and teachers, and as curriculums have been narrowed to the point where only middle class and wealthier communities have schools that offer subjects like music, art, and physical education — much less recess time, school nurses or psychologists, or guidance counselors.

The book industry remains largely white and middle class, while efforts are being made to boost socio - economic and ethnic diversity in publishing.

«I firmly believe that the dream of home ownership must remain within the reach of the middle class here in British Columbia,» Christy Clark said Thursday in an announcement made at a townhouse sales centre in Surrey.

How many middle - class people are going to remain heavily invested in stocks following a 65 percent price drop, coming after the poor stock returns we have been seeing for the past 12 years?

Which reflects a similar two - tier attitude to risk: In the real world, investors remain risk - averse towards the majority of companies / stocks in the developed world, which face a world beset by surplus capacity & high costs, fragile & uncertain economic growth, an intractable welfare class & an over-stretched and disillusioned middle class, and governments over-burdened by massive debt & future entitlementIn the real world, investors remain risk - averse towards the majority of companies / stocks in the developed world, which face a world beset by surplus capacity & high costs, fragile & uncertain economic growth, an intractable welfare class & an over-stretched and disillusioned middle class, and governments over-burdened by massive debt & future entitlementin the developed world, which face a world beset by surplus capacity & high costs, fragile & uncertain economic growth, an intractable welfare class & an over-stretched and disillusioned middle class, and governments over-burdened by massive debt & future entitlements.

With Abbott's growing global presence, and key position in developing middle - class emerging market economies, the company's major business segments remain poised to capitalize on expanding healthcare capabilities in those regions.

We offer morning and afternoon classes as well as a supervised lunch hour for students ages 5 - 12 who wish to remain for both sessions without having a parent or guardian return in the middle of the day.

The painters and sculptors of the Italian Renaissance are most noted for their melding of religion and realism; the Romantic movement in England, appropriately, centered on the artist's individual feelings and motivations while still making the language accessible to the common reader; China's Tang Dynasty allowed art and poetry became more popular among the middle and lower classes than ever before, and while landscapes and nature remained the focal point of most art, increased contact with new foreign countries expanded their own artists» techniques.

In this rendition of the West German flag, the normally equal divisions into black, red and gold have been readjusted; the enamel panel provides the key: the narrow black and barely discernible red stripes represent respectively the middle class and, in the artist's words, «the remaining households,» while the gold stripe, now swollen to 7/8 of the flag, represents big businesIn this rendition of the West German flag, the normally equal divisions into black, red and gold have been readjusted; the enamel panel provides the key: the narrow black and barely discernible red stripes represent respectively the middle class and, in the artist's words, «the remaining households,» while the gold stripe, now swollen to 7/8 of the flag, represents big businesin the artist's words, «the remaining households,» while the gold stripe, now swollen to 7/8 of the flag, represents big business.