Investor, philanthropist, and Patriotic Millionaires founding member Lawrence Benenson discusses solutions to pressing American political and economic inequity.
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Posted inPolitics
Colorado May Be Cool, but Its Roads and Schools Are Meh
Voters can’t fathom why a booming state doesn’t have great highways, transit, and public education—and in November, they’ll have a chance to fix them.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Marijuana Legalization Plan Shows Sanders Is No Socialist
His proposal seeks to create a class of marijuana small-business owners, rather than nationalizing the industry and forwarding the benefits to victims of marijuana prohibition.
Posted inTAP
How a Wealth Tax Would Increase—Not Decrease—Investment
Today on TAP: As wealth has concentrated, investment has declined
Posted inDay One Agenda
Create a More Progressive Tax Policy
Congress writes the laws, but the IRS interprets them, and they can do so in ways that make the system more fair.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Government Reports on Aging, Inequality Tell Us What We Already Know
Inequality widens in old age, and life expectancy wanes for poorer seniors.
Posted inEducation in America
How Unpaid Internships Reinforce the Racial Wealth Gap
When discussing racism in the United States, few statistics are more revealing than the racial wealth gap. According to the Economic Policy Institute, median household wealth for white families is 12 times higher than that of black families. This disparity makes it much harder for black households to weather crises like unemployment or medical emergencies, […]
Posted inEconomic Policy
Turning the Page on Low-Wage America
Government policy is what created today’s economic inequality. But it can also be what reverses it.
Posted inSpecial Report
Race, Wealth, and Intergenerational Poverty
There will never be a post-racial America if the wealth gap persists.