The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

All work no play makes America dull

All work no play makes America dull

Emily Johnston, Assistant Opinion Editor March 25, 2021

Side hustles, two jobs and monetizing every moment of one’s day seems to be the newfound market plan of aspiring business people even though this method causes burnout fast. Online and in-person,...

Increasing wage will help local businesses

Increasing wage will help local businesses

Letter to the Editor October 13, 2018

Want to hear something obvious? Raising the minimum wage increases the take-home pay for low-income workers without hurting job growth. A study released this month from the Center on Wage and Employment...

The time to raise the minimum wage has come

March 24, 2016

After three rounds of Quantitative Easing, where the Federal Reserve created money in order to buy securities, several near-zero interest rate years, aggressive fiscal stimuli and soaring job growth, where...

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