Comments for State of Working America http://stateofworkingamerica.org Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:15:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.15 Comment on Income by » What We're Reading: Harold Meyerson on 'What happens if labor dies?' http://stateofworkingamerica.org/fact-sheets/income/#comment-193 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:15:55 +0000 http://stateofworkingamerica.epi.org/?page_id=4456#comment-193 […] has been weak or non-existent. Between 1979 and 2007, incomes for the top 1 percent of households grew more than the bottom 90 percent. Incomes for the top 1 percent grew 241 percent compared to just 11 […]

]]> Comment on “The State of Working America, 12th Edition” finds that policy-driven inequality has undercut low- and middle-income workers for past three decades by In The Know: Oklahoma hospitals prepare for changes under Affordable Care Act | lisabeers.com http://stateofworkingamerica.org/12th-edition-press-release/#comment-191 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:34:41 +0000 http://stateofworkingamerica.epi.org/?page_id=36757#comment-191 […] cigarettes are consumed annually per capita in Oklahoma. In today’s Policy Note, the latest State of Working America report shows low- and middle-income workers and their families would have had far better income […]

]]> Comment on “The State of Working America, 12th Edition” finds that policy-driven inequality has undercut low- and middle-income workers for past three decades by The Weekly Wonk: September 28, 2012 | lisabeers.com http://stateofworkingamerica.org/12th-edition-press-release/#comment-190 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:33:20 +0000 http://stateofworkingamerica.epi.org/?page_id=36757#comment-190 […] latest State of Working America report shows low- and middle-income workers and their families would have had far better income […]

]]> Comment on Income by What We're Reading: Harold Meyerson on 'What happens if labor dies?' | lisabeers.com http://stateofworkingamerica.org/fact-sheets/income/#comment-189 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:32:05 +0000 http://stateofworkingamerica.epi.org/?page_id=4456#comment-189 […] has been weak or non-existent. Between 1979 and 2007, incomes for the top 1 percent of households grew more than the bottom 90 percent. Incomes for the top 1 percent grew 241 percent compared to just 11 […]

]]> Comment on Income by What We’re Reading: Harold Meyerson on ‘What happens if labor dies?’ | OK Policy Blog http://stateofworkingamerica.org/fact-sheets/income/#comment-182 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:06:42 +0000 http://stateofworkingamerica.epi.org/?page_id=4456#comment-182 […] has been weak or non-existent. Between 1979 and 2007, incomes for the top 1 percent of households grew more than the bottom 90 percent. Incomes for the top 1 percent grew 241 percent compared to just 11 […]

]]> Comment on “The State of Working America, 12th Edition” finds that policy-driven inequality has undercut low- and middle-income workers for past three decades by The Failures of Neoliberalism http://stateofworkingamerica.org/12th-edition-press-release/#comment-173 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:06:52 +0000 http://stateofworkingamerica.epi.org/?page_id=36757#comment-173 […] numbers, from the latest installment of The State of Working America: “Had there been no growth in income disparities since 1979, annual income for a […]

]]> Comment on “The State of Working America, 12th Edition” finds that policy-driven inequality has undercut low- and middle-income workers for past three decades by Links | Depth Dynamics http://stateofworkingamerica.org/12th-edition-press-release/#comment-168 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:23:52 +0000 http://stateofworkingamerica.epi.org/?page_id=36757#comment-168 […] “The State of Working America, 12th Edition” finds that policy-driven inequality has undercut lo… […]

]]> Comment on “The State of Working America, 12th Edition” finds that policy-driven inequality has undercut low- and middle-income workers for past three decades by The Weekly Wonk: September 28, 2012 | OK Policy Blog http://stateofworkingamerica.org/12th-edition-press-release/#comment-163 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:02:33 +0000 http://stateofworkingamerica.epi.org/?page_id=36757#comment-163 […] latest State of Working America report shows low- and middle-income workers and their families would have had far better income […]

]]> Comment on “The State of Working America, 12th Edition” finds that policy-driven inequality has undercut low- and middle-income workers for past three decades by Study outlines policy-driven inequality of the past 30 years | The Bottom Line | Scoop.it http://stateofworkingamerica.org/12th-edition-press-release/#comment-162 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:54:48 +0000 http://stateofworkingamerica.epi.org/?page_id=36757#comment-162 […] Press Release: “The State of Working America, 12th Edition” finds that policy-driven inequality has undercut low- and middle-income workers for past three decades.Low- and middle-income workers and their families would have had far better income growth over the past 30 years if economic policies had not directed the fruits of economic growth to the highest-income Americans, a new Economic Policy Institute book, “The State of Working America, 12th Edition” finds. For example, had there been no growth in income disparities since 1979, annual income for a middle-income household would have been $88,875 in 2007, $18,897 higher than the $69,978 it actually was. The median household lost wealth between 1983 and 2010 and had just $57,000 in net worth in 2010, rather than the $119,000 it would have had if wealth had grown equally across all households over this period. [MORE]  […]

]]> Comment on “The State of Working America, 12th Edition” finds that policy-driven inequality has undercut low- and middle-income workers for past three decades by COCAL Updates http://stateofworkingamerica.org/12th-edition-press-release/#comment-161 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:07:21 +0000 http://stateofworkingamerica.epi.org/?page_id=36757#comment-161 […] 2. “State of Working America” new edition out. Well worth a look. We are not alone. http://stateofworkingamerica.org/12th-edition-press-release/ […]

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