Before being elected, Dorsey worked as a senior executive at the Economic Policy Institute, and as a consultant. He said he earned significantly more then, but he did not specify what his salary was.
The Washington Post
November 13, 2019
Parents need real dollars and quality options they can choose from. A 2013 Census Bureau report showed a steep rise in childcare costs for families with a working mother and children younger than 15: from an average of $84 per week in 1985 to $143 in 2011, adjusted for inflation. Parents who wanted nourishing after-school activities for their children paid an average of 7% of their monthly income for it in 2011, which has only gone up. A report this summer from the Economic Policy Institute broke down the cost of childcare by state, with the highest monthly price tag being $2,020 in Washington, D.C.
Medium
November 13, 2019
Although Trump entered office with promises of supporting workers, his administration has instead “sold out the American middle class” in a “bait-and-switch” that has benefited the nation’s wealthiest and left the rest of us behind, said Heidi Shierholz, a senior economist and policy director with the liberal Economic Policy Institute think tank.
Capital and Main
November 13, 2019
We currently spend more than eleven times as much enforcing immigration as we do enforcing labor standards. Bernie will redirect resources to ensure that immigrants are protected at the workplace and cannot be exploited or mistreated by employers, no matter the worker’s immigration status. Bernie believes that all workers deserve dignity, a living wage, and a union, and he will end these exemptions for agricultural and domestic workers and take action against all employers who mistreat workers. Enforcing strong, fair and safe labor standards benefits all workers, not just immigrant workers
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Bernie Sanders
November 13, 2019
While debt has increased, wage growth has remained relatively flat. Though the target for nominal wage growth is 3.5%-4% annually, year-over-year wage growth for private employees has fallen below that rate, at 3%, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Acorns
November 13, 2019
Martinez cites the Economic Policy Institute, which estimates that for every manufacturing job lost in the United States, approximately 7.4 indirect or induced jobs are lost. “This means, if Regal Beloit shuts its doors on these 171 workers, an estimated 1,260 jobs will be lost in the Valparaiso region and across the supply chain.”
Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick
November 13, 2019
- The Smart Money Retirement Expo ( https://smartmoneyretirementexpo.com/ ) is the largest personal finance event ever in the Washington, DC, metro area. The event is being sponsored by the non-profit Funding Our Future Coalition, and Edelman Financial Engines, the largest independent financial planning and investment management firm in the region. The event is Saturday, November 23 at the Sheraton Tysons Hotel in Tysons Corner, VA. The $10 admission fee is being donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The Smart Money Retirement Expo features 26 seminars on topics of interest to those approaching and newly in retirement. Experts in retirement planning and public policy will show hardworking Americans how to make smart decisions as they plan for life in retirement. More than 3,000 people are expected to attend, and everyone can choose the morning or afternoon program. Both will feature the same keynote presentations and educational seminars on topics such as Saving for Retirement, Maximizing Social Security, Avoiding the Costs of Long-Term Care, Investment Management, Wills & Trusts and much more. Attendees must pre-register for the sessions they wish to attend. Mr. Edelman’s keynote presentation, based on his best-selling book, “The Truth About Your Future,” will reveal how to plan for retirement when people are living longer than ever before. He is one of the nation’s top financial advisors as recognized by Forbes and Barron’s, and hosts WMAL’s longest-running radio program, The Ric Edelman Show. George Vradenburg, Chairman and Co-Founder of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s and Kim Callinan, CEO of Compassion & Cares, will keynote a panel on “End of Life Planning: the Difficult but Vital Discussion” that Mr. Edelman will moderate. A third keynote session features economist Monique Morrissey of the Economic Policy Institute and Jason Fichtner, Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center. They will explore “Funding Our Future: Retirement Security Challenges and Solutions.”
105.9 WMAL
November 13, 2019
This shouldn’t come as a surprise, as they really have no reason to be satisfied. A study from the Economic Policy Institute showed that teachers make about 18% less than workers with a similar education. Kansas is not at all an exception to this rule. Here, we pay teachers less than many other states, and the trend doesn’t seem to be changing. Kansas dropped from 40th to 41st in average teacher salary in the 2017-2018 school year, according to the National Educational Association.
The University Daily Kansan
November 13, 2019
That is a short-sighted strategy, says the Economic Policy Institute, a non-partisan think tank which for the past couple of decades has examined the economic needs of working people.
Several years ago an EPI study showed that developing a well-educated workforce is the underpinning of state prosperity.
- States with the highest wage-earners also have a well-educated workforce.
- Investing in education builds a strong foundation for economic success and does more to strengthen the economy than any other government strategy.
- Cutting taxes to attract private investment is a “race-to-the-bottom” strategy.
- State budgets benefit from the investment in education because workers who earn higher wages contribute more to the state’s economy throughout their lives.
Daily Journal
November 13, 2019
Anyone who has been a teacher will tell you that teachers are not in the job for the money. In fact, teachers often unselfishly spend hundreds or thousands of dollars a year to supplement classroom supplies and help students in need. The Economic Policy Institute recently reported that the average public school teacher dips into his or her own pocket for at least $459 per year, which is not reimbursed by school districts.
The University of Texas at Austin
November 13, 2019