We already have Trump’s Republicans. Will the District’s Democratic mayor and council now opt to ignore the voters’ decision to raise the minimum wage?
Trickle Downers
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Missouri’s Greitens Guts Public-Sector Unions on His Way out the Door
The scandal-plagued governor scrambled to sign anti-union legislation and a stack of other bills before he resigned.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump Moves to Curb Federal Employee Labor Protections
Unions representing federal employees are on the chopping block.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Fast-Food Blues: Workers Protest Low Wages, Sexual Harassment as McDonald’s Profits Soar
At annual shareholders’ meeting, the fast-food chain’s tone-deaf executives fail to confront critical issues facing the company’s workers.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Scott Walker and the Failure of Trickle Down
In Minnesota, progressive taxes and social spending have created more and better-paying jobs than next-door neighbor Wisconsin has created through tax and spending cuts.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
OPM Director Wants Federal Workers to Join Retirement Race to the Bottom
Few civil servants work for the federal government to get rich, but at least they can count on a decent pension. The Trump administration wants to change all that.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Rent Increases and Work Requirements for the Poor, Mortgage-Interest Deductions for the Rich
The Trump administration’s proposal to reduce housing assistance for the poor couldn’t contrast more sharply from the housing assistance showered on the rich.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Kevin McCarthy: Trickle Downer of The Week
The House majority leader is the front-runner to succeed Paul Ryan atop the House Republicans. He’d also be a fitting heir to Ryan’s trickle-down legacy.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Vapid Defense of Share Buybacks
The Post gives defenders their say, and they don’t say much.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Audits Endanger Tax Credits for the Working Poor
When workers who claim the Earned Income Tax Credit are audited, they’re less likely to claim the credit, a powerful anti-poverty tool, in the following years.
