Inequality
Census Data Reveal Modest Gains for Working People; GOP Tax Overhaul Could Reverse These Gains
• By Jenice R. Robinson
On the surface, census poverty and income data released Tuesday reveal the nation’s economic conditions are improving for working families. The federal poverty rate declined for the second consecutive year and is now on par with the pre-recession rate. For the first time, median household income surpassed the peak it reached in 1999 and is […]
Avocado Toast, iPhones, Billionairesplaining and the Trump Budget
• By Jenice R. Robinson
A couple weeks ago, a billionaire set the Internet ablaze when on 60 Minutes Australia he chided millennials to stop buying avocado toast and fancy coffee if they wanted to buy a home. The backlash was swift and deserved. Twenty- and early thirty-something people rightly took offense to the suggestion that they haven’t purchased homes […]
Michigan’s “Customer” Service Fail Is a Cautionary Tale about Cutting Taxes and Disinvestment
• By Jenice R. Robinson
The Michigan legislature just approved a $28 million appropriation to provide immediate aid in response to the water crisis in Flint, Mich., where vulnerable children and families have been poisoned by toxic lead. This avoidable crisis partly has roots in the misguided movement to cut taxes so much that state and local governments have difficulty […]
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