..brings me to this data point from a 2019 study from the Economic Policy Institute: Since 1948, worker productivity increased by nearly…
Washington Examiner
August 25, 2025
According to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, which examines the Medicaid cuts in the context of the Trump administration’s favorable tax policy for the wealthy, the cuts are expected to have a disastrous effect on the country as a whole.
Black Enterprise
August 25, 2025
A larger percentage of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was made permanent in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act go to the wealthiest Americans, according to analyses by the Tax Policy Center, Economic Policy Institute, and the Bipartisan Policy Center. On average, all income groups receive a tax benefit from the extension — or would have seen a tax increase had the cuts not been made permanent.
The Spokesman-Review
August 25, 2025
The Cool Down
August 25, 2025
Additionally, the Economic Policy Institute says that immigration does not adversely impact the wages earned by native born U.S. workers on a larger, national scale. It may reduce wages for newly arrived immigrants and native-born low-education workers, however. It also does not decrease the number of jobs available to workers born in the U.S.9
Investopedia
August 25, 2025
Elise Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, told Business Insider that while the trend isn’t new– young men have historically had a higher unemployment rate than young women– the gap is widening.
Benzinga (via Yahoo! Finance)
August 25, 2025
The Economic Policy Institute says the average annual cost of infant care in Indiana is $14,471—that’s $1,206 per month. In Indiana, infant care costs 11.7% more than average rent.
WISH-TV
August 25, 2025
A larger percentage of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was made permanent in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act go to the wealthiest Americans, according to analyses by the Tax Policy Center, Economic Policy Institute, and the Bipartisan Policy Center.
Idaho Capital Sun
August 25, 2025
Ironically, the setting underscores economic divides. Teton County, which includes Jackson Hole, is the most unequal county in the entire U.S., according to the Economic Policy Institute. There, the top 1 percent earn more than 142 times the income of the remaining 99 percent.
Observer
August 25, 2025
The federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour has not changed since 2009 and isn’t likely to change again anytime soon. However, a dozen states automatically hike the wage each year to account for inflation, the Economic Policy Institute reported.
GO Banking Rates
August 25, 2025