Known as a Distinguished Fellow at the Economic Policy Institute, Richard Rothstein, in his latest book, gives us a sweeping and disturbing historical analysis of how the United States government segregated nearly all of our major cities across the country, through numerous racially discriminatory housing policies. In The Color of Law, he delves into issues such as bank redlining, exclusionary zoning practices, public housing, restrictive housing covenants, and borrowing and lending practices for buying homes of which all were carefully created and sanctioned directly by the government at the federal, state, and local level to impose racial segregation among our communities nationwide.
Medium
August 16, 2019
Economists at the liberal Economic Policy Institute say paying tipped workers the minimum wage increases earnings and reduces poverty among these employees. Since the law was never enacted, it’s impossible to know how the increased wage would have impacted employment.
Business Insider
August 16, 2019
It “indicates that workers are feeling more confident in their jobs prospects to quit in search of better opportunities,” writes economist Elise Gould of the Economic Policy Institute.
VOX
August 16, 2019
Buttigieg’s plan cites a 2015 analysis from the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank whose board is filled with union leaders, that found wages in right-to-work states were 3.1% lower than for similarly situated workers in other states.
The Detroit News
August 16, 2019
Paul Krugman, the Nobel-winning economist and New York Times columnist, said in his keynote address at the Economic Policy Institute’s recent conference on “Taxing the (Very) Rich”: “Race is the reason the U.S. doesn’t look like other advanced countries in terms of a social-safety net.”
MarketWatch
August 16, 2019
A 2018 report published by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI)found that in the Jackson metro area — which encompasses Teton County in Wyoming and Teton County in Idaho— wealthiest residents make 132 times more, on average, than everyone else. The average income of the 1% is more than $16.1 million, and the average income of the bottom 99% is $122,447.
Jackson is a resort town in northwestern Wyoming with a population of about 10,400 people. The Jackson metropolitan area, which includes part of Idaho, is the most unequal place in the US, according to a 2018 report published by the Economic Policy Institute.
Business Insider
August 16, 2019
The Lamb Center is located within Fairfax County, often identified as one of the richest counties in the U.S. The Economic Policy Institute’s new Family Budget Calculator says a family of four needs $114,105 per year, or $9,509 per month for a “modest yet adequate” standard of living. For some, that’s not worrisome — the median income for Fairfax County between 2013 and 2017 was $117,515, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. For homeless people, it’s way out of reach.
Patch
August 16, 2019
The Economic Policy Institute shows the average annual cost of infant care in Wisconsin is $12,567—that’s $1,047 per month. Infant care in Wisconsin costs $4,092 (48.3%) more per year than in-state tuition for four-year public college. That makes Wisconsin one of 33 states and DC where infant care is more expensive than college.
Click here to view the Economic Policy Institute report.
WSAW FOX 7
August 16, 2019
According to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, relative child poverty rate tends to be lower in countries that choose to invest more of their national income in programs that alleviate poverty and material hardship.
YourValley.net
August 16, 2019
Landing Amazon could be more of a challenge than it appears at the outset, however. The company has become a target for liberal activists, in part due to its inflexible work rules, and in part due to studies by groups like the Economic Policy Institute questioning the economic benefit of its centers.
Corridor Business
August 16, 2019