Simple rules are needed to prevent the securities industry from skimming and start acting in the best interest of investors
Robert Hiltonsmith
Robert Hiltonsmith is a policy analyst at Demos.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Making State and Local Taxes Fair Game
Fixing highly regressive tax systems is one of the essential steps in making our country’s tax code more fair.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Generation Y Bother
Young adults entering the workforce today think they’ll be worse off than their parents—they’re not wrong.
Posted inSpecial Report
Pinching Pensions
Why is the right attacking public employee retirement benefits?
Posted inArticle
The Blue Dogs’ Boondoggle
By echoing Republican calls for austerity, conservative Democrats could derail the fragile recovery.
Posted inArticle
Budget Fantasies and Realities
A few Republican lawmakers have broken ranks and acknowledged the truth: Dealing with the budget deficit will require tax increases.
Posted inArticle
Paul Ryan’s Hypocrisy
Republicans are backing Rep. Paul Ryan’s government-gutting ”Roadmap for America’s Future,” which includes a radical set of cuts to Social Security. Last week, 22 Republican senators sent a letter to President Barack Obama threatening to vote against raising the debt ceiling unless he agrees to them. Along with the standard set of backdoor benefit cuts […]
Posted inArticle
Republicans’ Next Move: Get Rid of Pensions Altogether
Some states, like Wisconsin, are asking state employees to contribute more to their pension plans, but others are just scrapping them.
Posted inArticle
The Real Budget Battle Is Coming
Republicans are hyping their $61 billion cut to this year’s budget, but their real targets are Social Security and Medicare.
