“The economic pain easily extends to over 33 million people in the economy today, and that doesn’t include those who had lost their jobs and regained employment but got behind on their bills or those who lost loved ones and providers to illness,” wrote Elise Gould, senior economist at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, in a Wednesday preview of the jobs report.
The Hill
October 1, 2020
After loading up on sourdough starters this spring and garden supplies over the summer, this fall Americans may be itching to buy a car. This might especially be true for city-dwellers who’ve previously avoided car ownership, but who now balk at the prospect of relying on public transportation to get around in a pandemic. I love the Lex, the green train, the most crowded train in the City — it zips me from home to work and back. Before the pandemic, we packed in like sardines. So much for that.
Bloomberg
October 1, 2020
According to the Economic Policy Institute, 29.8 million would lose insurance and 1.2 million jobs would be lost if Obamacare is repealed. In Maine, the number of people without insurance would jump by 122% to 95,000.The number of jobs lost would be 3,435.
Press Herald
October 1, 2020
HEALTH CARE JEOPARDIZED
According to the Economic Policy Institute, 6.2 million workers lost employer-sponsored health insurance between February and July 2020, while 12 million people (including spouses and dependents) lost coverage.
UAW
October 1, 2020
Business is as divided in attitude as in pay. For example, a recent Economic Policy Institute study found that top execs are paid on average 320 times as workers at the top 350 firms in the US. And the problem of attitude is global since IBM surveyed execs worldwide.
WRAL Tech Wire
October 1, 2020
“If we want to stop this virus, we collectively have to be able to keep workers safe and we have to know when people are getting exposed at work,” said Terri Gerstein, senior fellow at the Economic Policy Institute, a labor-funded think tank, and director of the State and Local Enforcement Project at Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program. “It’s just layer upon layer of inadequacy in terms of taking the steps needed to protect people.”
NBC News
October 1, 2020
That is mostly true. According to a report from the Economic Policy Institute, 12 million Americans may have lost health insurance since February. That is based on the fact that most U.S. workers rely on an employer for insurance. When the COVID-19 crisis hit, millions of people lost their jobs. But the Economic Policy Institute has not calculated yet how many of those laid off workers were able to get on public assistance. So while millions lost employer provided insurance, some may have been able to find coverage from another source. Final numbers on how many people lost health insurance completely will not be available until next year.
WCNC Charlotte
October 1, 2020
The Economic Policy Institute has estimated that failure to provide support to local government could cost 5.3 million jobs through 2021.
Tech Explore
October 1, 2020
“The economic pain easily extends to over 33 million people in the economy today, and that doesn’t include those who had lost their jobs and regained employment but got behind on their bills or those who lost loved ones and providers to illness,” wrote Elise Gould, senior economist at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, in a Wednesday preview of the jobs report.
The Hill
October 1, 2020
After loading up on sourdough starters this spring and garden supplies over the summer, this fall Americans may be itching to buy a car. This might especially be true for city-dwellers who’ve previously avoided car ownership, but who now balk at the prospect of relying on public transportation to get around in a pandemic. I love the Lex, the green train, the most crowded train in the City — it zips me from home to work and back. Before the pandemic, we packed in like sardines. So much for that.
Bloomberg
October 1, 2020