What the Congressman’s plan lacks in a tax proposal, he makes up for with very real spending cuts.
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On Piketty’s Capital: Growth
His magnum opus addresses mainstream American political discourse focused on policy-induced growth
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The CBO’s Minimum Wage Report
The CBO released a report today about the effects of a minimum wage increase on employment and family income. In the report, they analyzed a $9.00 minimum wage proposal and a $10.10 minimum wage proposal. read more
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Bundling Economic Institutions
The right-wing’s basic move is to pretend that the economic institutions they prefer just exist ex nihilo. From that pretension, they then remark that they are merely against government involvement in the economy. Because they pack into the phrase “the economy” all of their preferred government-constructed economic institutions (property, contract, corporations, and so on), this […]
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Over 1 in 5 Disabled Americans Are In Poverty
That should be unconscionable.
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The Latest Social Insurance Freak Out
There’s no evidence that disability insurance is being gamed by recipients.
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Which Economic Classes Have the Most Student Debt?
It’s not who you think.
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LGBT Employment Rights
How bad is being LGBT in this economy? Very.