Elizabeth McNichol
Elizabeth McNichol
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The biggest thing is the decline in wages for the low and moderate income people. Part of it is large periods of higher than average unemployment, globalization ? jobs going overseas ? the shift from manufacturing jobs to lower paying service sector jobs, immigration, the weakening of unions, and the fact that the federal minimum wage has been declining relative to inflation.
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It's a gully across the country, but in Texas it's like a deep canyon.
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Once large numbers of baby boomers start retiring and begin to benefit from these tax breaks, they'll become not just more expensive, but also more difficult politically to modify.
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Once large numbers of baby boomers start retiring and begin to benefit from these tax breaks, they'll become not just more expensive, but also more difficult politically to modify.
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Being elderly isn't the same thing as being poor. States should consider whether their tax policies reflect that fact.
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What we found is that inequality is growing across the country.