Davis estimates, as the bill is currently written, it would facilitate $2.2 billion in capital gains tax avoidance over the next decade.
That’s why Hilary Wething, an economist at the liberal-leaning Economic Policy Institute, calls this voucher plan “a tax shelter to the wealthy.”
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In the case of the federal proposal, “these are wealthy families who already made the choice to attend a private school,” says Wething of the Economic Policy Institute, “and now we’re just subsidizing their choice.”
NPR
May 27, 2025
Many states with conservative leadership, hopping in on the DOGE zeitgeist, have been attempting to copy the Trump administration’s extreme agency-gutting playbook. State-level Department of Government Efficiency-inspired entities have cropped up in 26 states, according to an April report from the Economic Policy Institute.
The Lever
May 27, 2025
If unions do see increased activity this summer, they’re likely to see vast swaths of support from the American people. The Economic Policy Institute notes that according to new American National Election Studies data, “Americans feel more positively toward labor unions and more negatively toward big business than any time since ANES began asking the question in 1964.”
The Pitch from Civic Ventures
May 27, 2025
The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute noted that Colorado’s union density of 7.7% is closer to the 6.2% average for right-to-work states than the 15.8% in non-right-to-work states. In Minnesota, which does not have a right-to-work law, 14.2% of workers are union members.
Minnesota Reformer
May 27, 2025
This proposed tax incentive will “expand the use of tipped work — a system rife with discrimination and worker abuse — potentially leading to consumers being asked to tip on virtually every purchase,” according to an Economic Policy Institute report.
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This measure also could undermine efforts to raise the federal minimum wage, which has stood at $7.25 an hour since 2009, the Economic Policy Institute said.
“Not taxing tips could further undercut efforts to raise compensation for rideshare, delivery, and other gig/app-based workers who receive tips,” the nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank said in its report.
The Washington Post
May 27, 2025
Article sources:
Economic Policy Institute. “What Is DOGE Doing to Social Security?“
Investopedia
May 27, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute, Trump has issued dozens of executive orders to roll back or review existing regulations, including an order directing agencies – including the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) – to eliminate ten existing protections before enacting any new guidelines.
Corporate Crime Reporter
May 27, 2025
Maryland, with a population of nearly 6.3 million, is a company town: The Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning policy research group, estimates that Maryland has the second-largest percentage of its population employed by the federal government, at 7.3%, second only to the District’s 13.2%. Virginia, with a population of more than 8.8 million, is third with 5.6%.
Maryland Matters
May 27, 2025
Monique Morrissey, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute, says people most impacted by DOGE are those with disabilities and low-income seniors, groups that rely more heavily on in-person support. Fewer SSA staff will make it harder to come by.
“People trying to access retirement benefits will also face delays,” shared Morrissey. “Some people eligible for disability income and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will lose out permanently from service delays and disruptions in accessing these benefits.”
Houston Defender
May 27, 2025
“They just are not finding very much at all,” said John Schmitt, a senior research fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research and a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, when asked whether ineligible individuals are routinely receiving Medicaid.
LA Times
May 27, 2025