The U.S. economy is doing better than ever, but does the average American get to benefit from the riches? Turns out, not necessarily. Special thanks to:
Features interview with Elise, pay-productivity chart, CEO pay data, and data from the data library.
Johnny Harris (YouTube)
June 23, 2025
Similarly, the Economic Policy Institute, a pro-worker think tank, said in a statement to Sludge that “Carey’s nomination as NLRB General Counsel is certainly another example of Trump’s attacks on workers and the right to organize.”
RealClearPolitics
June 23, 2025
According to data from the Economic Policy Institute, Black and Hispanic individuals are more likely to lean on Medicaid for health coverage.
Black Enterprise
June 23, 2025
If Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill” passes the Senate, ICE will have $45 billion to expand its capacity to detain illegal migrants, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
New York Post
June 23, 2025
The Economic Policy Institute estimates that over $1.5 billion in stolen wages was recovered for employees between 2021 and 2023, but a large percentage of stolen earnings continues to go unrecovered.
American Prospect
June 23, 2025
Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” includes about $45 billion for ICE to expand its detention center capacity, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute.
Raw Story
June 23, 2025
If Republicans manage to push their so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” through the Senate, ICE could see a massive cash injection of $45 billion to ramp up detention capacity, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Daily Beast
June 23, 2025
The Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank, said it believed a better way to help workers would be to raise the federal minimum wage.
A “no tax on tips” provision “gives the illusion of helping lower-income workers — while the rest of the legislation hands huge giveaways to the rich at the expense of the working class,” EPI economic analysts wrote Thursday.
CNBC
June 23, 2025
The Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator (which takes into account housing, food, transportation, healthcare, taxes, and other necessities) estimates that a household with two adults and no children living in Multnomah County would spend $6,346 a month on average or $76,154 a year.
Investopedia
June 23, 2025
The average cost of child care in Arizona is $15,625 dollars a year, or $1,300 dollars a month, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs says that’s something that needs to change.
KTAR News
June 23, 2025