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In 2019, Mitt Romney became the first Senate Republican to endorse a form of child allowance, where all low- and middle-income parents would get a cash benefit to help raise their kids, regardless of whether or not they’re able to work. At the time, the plan was modest, amounting to only $1,500 a year for kids under 6 and $1,000 for kids 6-17.
But on Thursday, Romney went further and proposed the Family Security Act, one of the most generous child-benefit packages ever, regardless of political party. The plan completely overhauls the current child tax credit and turns it from a once-a-year bonus to massive income support, paid out monthly by the Social Security Administration. (The bill text isn’t final, but you can read the Romney team’s summary here.)
City of Cape Town employees allegedly told to produce Covid-positive test results or work
By Asanda Sokanyile
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Cape Town - City of Cape Town employees claim they have been denied the right to self-isolate after experiencing Covid-19 related symptoms.
An Independent Municipal Trade Union representative said the employees, whose identities are known to the Weekend Argus, reported for duty but experienced Covid-19 symptoms. They informed their superiors but were told they could only self-isolate after producing a Covid-19-positive lab result.
“Two employees at the Revenue Department felt sick and reported their symptoms, but they were forced to continue working until such a time they could produce positive test results. During the time, another employee got infected and the two members were only able to produce their results on the Wednesday after having been sick since Monday,” he said.
The work to re-enter the Pike River mine has reached a significant step, with the workers last night reaching the Rocsil Plug near the end of the drift.
Geotechnical engineer Rick Lee, mine worker Luke Taylor, chief operating officer Dinghy Pattinson, mine manager/health and safety manager Greg Duncan, and mine maintenance planner Liam Collins at the Rocsil Plug.
Photo: Pike River Recovery Agency
The temporary expanding foam plug, which was installed in November 2019 via a borehole, creates a separation barrier between the fresh air atmosphere in the drift and the nitrogen and methane atmosphere of the mine workings.
Pike River Recovery Agency chief operating officer Dinghy Pattinson, said work would end until next year.