A three-year analysis of unconditional cash stipends concluded that the initiative has had some success, but not the transformational impact its proponents hoped for.
Category: Income Inequality
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Donors Quietly Push Harris to Drop Tax on Ultrawealthy
Vice President Kamala Harris’s fund-raising has benefited from a surge of interest from Silicon Valley and Wall Street.
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What We Know About Kamala Harris’s $5 Trillion Tax Plan So Far
The vice president supports the tax increases proposed by the Biden White House, according to her campaign.
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5.25%
The Federal Reserve left interest rates at a two-decade high, but all the attention was on what it will do next.
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A Harris Economy Could Prove More Progressive Than ‘Bidenomics’
As a presidential candidate in the past, the former California senator pushed for higher taxes and bigger housing investments.
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Trump’s Proposed Tax Cuts and Increased Tariffs Could Hurt Poorer Households
Some Republicans want to use revenue collected from higher duties on foreign goods to finance tax cuts. Economists say such a shift could widen the gap between the rich and the poor.
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Trump’s Proposed Tax Cuts and Increased Tariffs Could Hurt Poorer Households
Some Republicans want to use revenue collected from higher duties on foreign goods to finance tax cuts. Economists say such a shift could widen the gap between the rich and the poor.
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Jane F. McAlevey, Who Empowered Workers Across the Globe, Dies at 59
An organizer and author, she believed that a union was only as strong as its members and trained thousands “to take over their unions and change them.”
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America’s Divided Summer Economy Is Coming to an Airport or Hotel Near You
The gulf between higher- and lower-income consumers has been widening for years, but it is expected to show up especially clearly in travel this season.