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• Trump wants to kill tax on tips. That could save Americans over $100 billion over the next decade—but backfire for the working class

  “It’s easy to imagine businesses automatically adding ‘recommended gratuity’ to invoices with the expectation that many consumers won’t be willing to speak up in protest,” wrote experts at the Economic Policy Institute.

  Fortune March 24, 2025
• The Rising Cost Of Childcare

  A new report from the Economic Policy Institute shows that childcare for one infant now costs more than rent in 17 states and more than in-state college tuition in 38 states.

  NPR 1A March 24, 2025
• Trump’s Self-Inflicted Economic Wounds

  The U.S. economy is often compared to a cruise ship—it takes a lot of time and force to change its direction. This is why so many economists looked at the strong economy that was inherited by the Trump Administration and projected fast growth, low unemployment, declining inflation, and healthy stock market appreciation continuing for the next couple of years. But President Donald Trump’s impact on the economy so far has been less a matter of turning the ship’s rudder and more similar to a ship firing torpedoes at itself.

  Time Magazine March 24, 2025
• HOAs creating barriers for home-based childcare providers, lawmakers told

  Nevada is one of the 38 states in the United States where childcare is more expensive than in-state college tuition, according to the Economic Policy Institute. The average annual cost of infant care in Nevada is $15,950 and the cost of care for a 4-year-old is $13,268.

  Reno Gazette Journal March 24, 2025
• Vintage photos show how the role of women in the workforce has evolved in the last 100 years

  …to providing “domestic service work” to white families, The Economic Policy Institute reported [paywall].

  Business Insider March 24, 2025
• Maine postal workers push back against potential USPS privatization

  According to an Economic Policy Institute report, privatizing the service could harm the economy, devastate folks living in rural areas, and workers will get paid less.

  WGME March 24, 2025
• Medicaid cuts may affect millions of Massachusetts residents

  According to research from the Economic Policy Institute, the program is the largest federal program for alleviating poverty, and cutbacks would increase hardships for already struggling families.

  WWLP March 24, 2025
• COUNTERPOINT: America needs public-sector unions

  RTW laws don’t bring prosperity — they drive down wages. Research from the Economic Policy Institute shows that workers in RTW states earn 3.1 percent less than their counterparts in union-friendly states, even when adjusting for the cost of living.

  Inside Sources March 24, 2025
• The cost of caring for our children is outpacing the amount we’re paid

  But that dream might be getting further and further away. New data says childcare now costs more than college tuition in most parts of the country.

  Guest: Elise Gould, senior economist Economic Policy Institute

  NPR 1A March 24, 2025
• How much do you need to make to be in the top 1%?

  For the ultra-wealthy, the top 0.1%, average earnings were more than $2.8 million in 2023, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

  That number has surged 350% since 1979, while the average annual wage for the bottom 90% has grown about 44% over the same period.

  News Nation Now March 24, 2025