But critics paint a different picture, with Economic Policy Institute President Heidi Shierholz calling it “one of the most destructive economic bills in generations” while saying it “will gut Medicaid, slash food aid for families, and shutter rural hospitals” to pay for tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans.
Investopedia
August 28, 2025
Adam Hersh, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, commented on the bill’s impact, saying, “Americans understand that they are not getting the tax cuts that were made in the bill. Those are all aimed at the wealthiest people and the largest corporations.”
Hearst TV
August 28, 2025
If she is removed, it would open the path for Trump nominees to hold a majority on the Fed’s board, which the Economic Policy Institute warned against in a statement Tuesday.
“Presidential capture of the Fed would signal to decision-makers throughout the economy that interest rates will no longer be set on the basis of sound data or economic conditions—but instead on the whims of the president,” the group said.
NBC News
August 28, 2025
Both before and after the pandemic, support for unions among the general public has been rising, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. That coincides with a rise in labor actions within the waste and recycling industry, experts say.
Waste Dive
August 26, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank that tracks minimum wage data nationwide, the current highest minimum wage in the country is $21.16 in Burien, Washington. Several other municipalities in that area — including Seattle; the suburban cities Renton, SeaTac and Tukwila; and King County — have their own minimum wages north of $20 per hour.
Portland Press Herald
August 26, 2025
“The research shows very clearly that when you deport immigrant workers, native-born workers lose jobs as well,” said David Cooper, director of state policy and research at the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute, a think tank affiliated with the labor movement. And the Economic Policy Institute report predicts that Trump’s mass deportation effort — if implemented — could eventually cost U.S.-born workers 2.6 million jobs, with the biggest disruptions expected in Florida, Texas and California, states heavily reliant on immigrant labor. That’s because the hiring of immigrant workers helps support job creation for native-born workers, Cooper said.
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That legislation also heavily favors the wealthy, with 65% of benefits going to the top 10% of earners, according to the Penn-Wharton budget model, a nonpartisan research initiative. The lowest-income households are expected to lose out due to cuts in benefits, including Medicaid and SNAP. “This bill is a transfer of money from the poorest households in America to the richest households in America, full stop,” Cooper with the Economic Policy Institute said.
Capital & Main
August 26, 2025
Both before and after the pandemic, support for unions among the general public has been rising, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. That coincides with a rise in labor actions within the waste and recycling industry, experts say.
Waste Dive
August 26, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank that tracks minimum wage data nationwide, the current highest minimum wage in the country is $21.16 in Burien, Washington. Several other municipalities in that area — including Seattle; the suburban cities Renton, SeaTac and Tukwila; and King County — have their own minimum wages north of $20 per hour.
Portland Press Herald
August 26, 2025
“The research shows very clearly that when you deport immigrant workers, native-born workers lose jobs as well,” said David Cooper, director of state policy and research at the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute, a think tank affiliated with the labor movement. And the Economic Policy Institute report predicts that Trump’s mass deportation effort — if implemented — could eventually cost U.S.-born workers 2.6 million jobs, with the biggest disruptions expected in Florida, Texas and California, states heavily reliant on immigrant labor. That’s because the hiring of immigrant workers helps support job creation for native-born workers, Cooper said.
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That legislation also heavily favors the wealthy, with 65% of benefits going to the top 10% of earners, according to the Penn-Wharton budget model, a nonpartisan research initiative. The lowest-income households are expected to lose out due to cuts in benefits, including Medicaid and SNAP. “This bill is a transfer of money from the poorest households in America to the richest households in America, full stop,” Cooper with the Economic Policy Institute said.
Capital & Main
August 26, 2025
Money — or lack of it — continues to be a pressing issue for many retirees in the US. Skyrocketing costs for housing, rent and healthcare are siphoning away savings more quickly than in previous generations — in fact, almost half of US families have no retirement account savings.
CNN.com
August 25, 2025