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Posts tagged Income Inequality
Home is where the wealth is
Home equity and retirement accounts make up most of U.S. household wealth
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Our neighborhoods need a Fair Tax
Flat tax has worsened inequality, segregation in Chicago and across state
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Flat Tax, Harish Patel, Dorian Warren, Income Inequality, Working Families, Community Change, Economic Security for Illinois
Daily Debunk: Taxes are too damn high!
But on who, points out former Democratic governor candidate Daniel Biss
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Lincoln Forum, Union League Club of Chicago, Wintrust Bank, Ed Wehmer, J.B. Pritzker, Daniel Biss, Quentin Fulks, Vote Yes for Fairness, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Income Inequality
Flat tax: 'Subsidy for wealthiest Illinoisans'
Study backs Fair Tax Amendment, says current tax system worsens income inequality, ‘wealth gap’
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Lisa Christensen Gee, J.B. Pritzker, Income Inequality, Donald Trump, Kenneth Griffin, Citadel, Daniel Biss, Tax Inequity, Racial Inequities
U.N. head strikes at inequality
In Mandela lecture, Guterres calls for New Social Contract, New Global Deal
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Ted CoxUnited Nations, Antonio Guterres, Nelson Mandela, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Income Inequality, Health Care, Education, Me Too, Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, Thomas Piketty
Pawar-Sanderson II: The Wealth Tax
U. of C. debate pits ‘unfettered capitalism’ against ‘disingenuous ruse’ to soak rich
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Ted CoxAmeya Pawar, Allen Sanderson, Wealth Tax, Thomas Piketty, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Income Inequality, Donald Trump, Minimum Wage, $15 Minimum Wage, Milton Friedman, Earned Income Tax Credit, Reverse Income Tax, Universal Basic Income, Andrew Yang, Ken Griffin, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Fair Tax, Graduated Income Tax, Progressive Income Tax
Income inequality: How much of a problem?
As stock prices rise and wages stagnate, AOC says that’s ‘inequality in a nutshell’
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Trump tax cuts worsen income inequality
Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects wealth shifting to very rich through 2021
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'What a difference a governor makes'
Pritzker, Lightfoot take office with ambitious progressive agendas as new highs beckon and a record low goes in the books
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Donald Trump, Kelly Cassidy, Rebuild Illinois, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Lori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle, Income Inequality, Gini Index, U.S. News & World Report, Illinois Youth Climate Strike, Greta Thunberg, Clean Energy Jobs Act
Office technology indicates economic vitality
Some office jobs might be lost, but specialization suggests larger gains to be had
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Ted CoxUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Chicago, Eliza Forsythe, Marcus Dillender, Automation, White Collar Jobs, Office Support Jobs, Illinois News Bureau, Mad Men, Income Inequality
Big cities drive economy, but also worsening wage inequality
Illinois fares relatively well, but U.S. wage gap has widened since 1980
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Why do we tolerate income inequality?
Harvard Business Review study has potential impact on ‘fair tax’ debate
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Illinois Flat Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Harvard Business Review, Gini Index, Bernie Sanders, Income Inequality, U.S. Census Bureau, Illinois Tax Rate, Ralph Martire, Dan Proft, J.B. Pritzker, Steven Greenhouse
Income inequality worsens across U.S.
But Illinois beats national averages for income, poverty, health care, with some surprising local findings
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Bernie renews call for 'political revolution'
Sen. Sanders brings 2020 presidential campaign ‘Announcement Tour’ to Chicago
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Ted CoxBernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Income Inequality, Working Families, $15 Minimum Wage, Minimum Wage, 2020 Presidential Election, Navy Pier, Hillary Clinton, Medicare for All, Health Care, U.S. Drug Prices, Walmart, Unions, University of Chicago, Immigrant Detention, Criminal Justice Reform, Rural Poverty
Wages rise, but inequality worsens, especially by sex and race
Black-white age gap widens, while men with college degrees get paid more than women with advanced degrees
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'The New Gilded Age'
Illinois income inequality tops national average, but Lincoln among most equal U.S. cities
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