The administration stated that criminals exploited the rule to send drugs and counterfeit products, but there are practical concerns regarding the implementation of these inspections.
“It requires a lot of manpower to be able to inspect these packages, about 1 billion packages a year that we’re entering under the de minimis rule. It’s not clear that we actually have the people to do that,” said Adam Hersh from the Economic Policy Institute.
Hearst TV
September 2, 2025
Resources
Economic Policy Institute: National survey of gig workers paints a picture of poor working conditions, low pay
The Republic Podcast
September 2, 2025
Economists insist that a better way to actually help tipped workers would be to raise their wages independent of tips. “Raising the wage is in contrast to No Tax on Tips, which is effectively a taxpayer-provided subsidy to employers disguised as a benefit to workers,” said Nina Mast, economic analyst at the Economic Policy Institute. “Raising the wage provides the greatest benefit to those who need it the most without letting employers off the hook.”
Jacobin
September 2, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute’s 100 days, 100 ways report, the administration has taken steps to make most US workers and their families substantially poorer in coming years.
KALW San Francisco
September 2, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, immigrant workers’ share of America’s output was 18.0% in 2023, about $1.9 trillion in 2024 dollars. But now, many immigrant workers face a constant risk of deportation. And many have already been deported. I think of my immigrant grandparents every time I hear ICE has been trawling nearby.
Time Magazine
September 2, 2025
Using data from the Economic Policy Institute, Investopedia calculated the total cost of childcare for two children throughout their childhoods, including infant and toddler care, preschool through high school, transportation, and meals.
Investopedia
September 2, 2025
Right-to-work laws don’t bring prosperity — they drive down wages. Research from the Economic Policy Institute shows that workers in right-to-work states earn 3.1% less than their counterparts in union-friendly states, even when adjusting for the cost of living.
Duluth News Tribune
September 2, 2025
Child care is also more expensive in Minnesota than most other states, according to research by the Economic Policy Institute. On average, infant care in Minnesota costs $22,000 per year — about 20% of the median household income.
Minnesota Reformer
September 2, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, 67 million U.S. workers earn less than $25 an hour, which the pro-worker group One Fair Wage considers a living wage today.
WBAL-TV (Baltimore)
September 2, 2025
But it’s also unique. “Anything coming out of the private sector is unlikely to have the transparency that BLS and Census surveys have in terms of methodology,” said Zane Mokhiber, the director of data management and analysis at the Economic Policy Institute. “There really isn’t a measure, or a group of measures, that I know about that can replicate the information that we get from the BLS.”
Marketplace
September 2, 2025