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Dead rich people who want lower taxes. Plus: School equity, undercounting unemployment, health reform answers, economy boosters, and caring for mom and dad

Aaron Keating wrote 1 month ago: In the battle over the federal estate tax, the latest issue of Rolling Stone drops some names: Seatt … more →

Tags: educational opportunity, Family Leave, Health Care, Minimum Wage, Retirement Security, Shared Prosperity, Sick leave, State Budget, State Economy

Three (economy-boosting) ways to improve Social Security

Gary Burris wrote 1 month ago: Publication of the Social Security Trustees’ Report always seems to bring out political axe-grinders … more →

Tags: Retirement Security, Shared Prosperity, Economic security, Family, Government, Income, middle class, Pension, Public Policy

The tricky world of “trickle down”: How middle-class families got stuck with a higher tax tab

Gary Burris wrote 1 month ago: Some of you may remember the trickle down economic theory popularized during the Reagan presidency, … more →

Tags: Retirement Security, Shared Prosperity, Budget, Deficit, Economic security, Economy, Income, inequality, Politics

National paid sick days legislation off and running. Plus: Mapping economic stress, looking for state revenue fixes, college brains drain to Canada, and women's retirement insecurity

Aaron Keating wrote 1 month ago: In the news: National legislation to guarantee American workers paid sick days was introduced today … more →

Tags: educational opportunity, Retirement Security, Shared Prosperity, Sick leave, State Budget, State Economy, strong schools, Work-Life Standards, Budget

Social Security: Don't mistake a sheep for a wolf

Aaron Keating wrote 2 months ago: Hype might make for scary headlines – but Social Security, an economic bedrock for millions of … more →

Tags: Retirement Security, Government, Pension, Public Policy, Social Security, united states economic security

Students take over in Olympia. Plus: Michelle Obama on valuing families at work; health insurance picture worsens; and boomers' retirements go boom.

EOI wrote 2 months ago: Lawmakers move out, youth legislators  move in: Ironic that the state schools many of these student … more →

Tags: Family Leave, Minimum Wage, Sick leave, State Budget, early learning, State Economy, Retirement Security, Work-Life Standards, Retirement Savings Accounts

One nation under God, with liberty, justice and Social Security for all

Aaron Keating wrote 2 months ago: The financial meltdown shows just how risky it is to rely on the whims of the stock market for a ret … more →

Tags: Retirement Security, Shared Prosperity, Public Policy, Retirement, Work, Government, united states, middle class, Income

WA Senate Democrats are talking about an income tax. Plus: social security, unemployment, higher ed, and the Republican tax-cut budget

Alex Stone wrote 3 months ago: WA Senate Democrats introduce income tax bill: Senate Democrats introduced a bill Wednesday that wou … more →

Tags: State Budget, State Economy, Retirement Security, Work-Life Standards, Shared Prosperity, educational opportunity, Public Policy, Washington State, taxes

Universal Savings Accounts: A step toward retirement security for all. Plus: unemployment, hearings on early education, and tax proposals

Alex Stone wrote 4 months ago: Savings Accounts for All: Simple, but Not Easy: In his speech to a joint session of Congress late la … more →

Tags: early learning, educational opportunity, Retirement Savings Accounts, Retirement Security, Shared Prosperity, Work-Life Standards, Early Education, Economy, Education

Retirement security mustn't be just a memory

John Burbank wrote 4 months ago: Rerpinted from the Everett Herald: My neighbor across the street thought he was all set for retireme … more →

Tags: educational opportunity, Retirement Security, Shared Prosperity, State Budget, Work-Life Standards, Business, Children, Economy, Family

Middle class gaining no ground. Plus: A state cap on greenhouse gases, bank fees on unemployment benefits, and Canadian common sense

Aaron Keating wrote 4 months ago: The Median Is the Message: Clark Williams-Derry of Sightline reviews a new report from the Federal R … more →

Tags: Retirement Security, Shared Prosperity, State Economy, Budget, Economy, Government, health, Health Care, Income

Obama's plans for early learning. Plus: higher ed budget cuts, investing in America's caregivers, and a new "grand bargain"

Aaron Keating wrote 4 months ago: All Eyes on Illinois: During the 2008 campaign, Obama promised a substantial, $10 billion investmen … more →

Tags: State Budget, early learning, Retirement Security, Retirement Savings Accounts, Shared Prosperity, educational opportunity, strong schools, Public Policy, Washington State

Former WA governor: raise taxes to keep services. Plus: stimulus specifics, insurance for real life, health care reform, "saving" Social Security, childcare unions, and pension insurance trouble

Aaron Keating wrote 4 months ago: Former WA Governor John Spellman: Washington should consider tax increases: Support for a saner, mor … more →

Tags: early learning, educational opportunity, Family Leave, Retirement Security, Shared Prosperity, State Budget, Work-Life Standards, Budget, childcare

Unemployment insurance: Money well spent

Alex Stone wrote 5 months ago: The most basic principle of economics is supply and demand. When consumers pay for a product, the ma … more →

Tags: early learning, Retirement Security, Work-Life Standards, Shared Prosperity, educational opportunity, strong schools, Public Policy, Economy, Education

Social Security: The nation's Timex

John Burbank wrote 6 months ago: Remember that old saying about a Timex? Now that we have watched our 401K accounts become 201K accou … more →

Tags: Retirement Security, Shared Prosperity, Public Policy, taxes, Economy, Work, Government, united states, Social Security

New challenges in new session. Plus: unemployment, SCHIP, and retirement programs

Alex Stone wrote 6 months ago: Lawmakers start session facing a challenging year: Lawmakers convened the 2009 Legislature on Monday … more →

Tags: State Budget, early learning, State Economy, Retirement Security, Work-Life Standards, Shared Prosperity, educational opportunity, strong schools, Washington State

Henry Paulson, Chicken Little and Social Security

Aaron Keating wrote 9 months ago: Henry Paulson is at ground zero of the current debate over a $700 billion bailout proposal for Wall … more →

Tags: Retirement Security, Public Policy, Retirement, Government, united states, Social Security

Rethinking retirement and cash-strapped working families

EOI wrote 9 months ago: The [Not So] Golden Years: Shrinking investments, increasing costs and lower home values have led ma … more →

Tags: Retirement Security, Work-Life Standards, Shared Prosperity, Retirement, Family, middle class, poverty, Income, Jobs

$12,000: Childcare or college? Plus: Pre-k, retirement, health care and presidential tax plans

EOI wrote 10 months ago: Childcare: Unbelievable–In the latest data on the broken economics of child care, care for inf … more →

Tags: early learning, Retirement Security, Work-Life Standards, Shared Prosperity, educational opportunity, Washington State, taxes, Retirement, childcare


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