What Is the Fair Share Tax?
The main reason that Pennsylvania’s tax system is so upside down — with the top 1% paying only 4.3%...
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Unequal Pennsylvania
For those of us that follow inequality statistics, this December has been a blockbuster month. Most recently the Center...
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In Election’s Wake: Time to Judge Elected Officials on Whether They Deliver an Economy Less Rigged to Benefit Political Insiders
What should Pennsylvanians and Americans take away from the Presidential election? While fully digesting Trump’s razor-thin victory will take...
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Advice for the Voting Booth: Consider Who Will Support the Agenda to Raise Pennsylvania’s Pay?
The day before the election, Pennsylvanians who go to the polls tomorrow have one last chance to consider the...
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An Extraordinary Year of Income Growth in Pennsylvania
Yesterday the Census Bureau released data from the American Community Survey showing that median household incomes in Pennsylvania rose...
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Advocacy Update: Hunger Transcends Political Boundaries
Last month, the state’s 2015-16 budget impasse finally came to an end — more than nine months after it...
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Global…and Pennsylvania…Fight for $15 Still Growing This 4-15
Today is April 15, also known as “4-15.” In 300 cities in 40 countries today fast food workers are...
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Maybe the Left Hand of Pew Trust Needs to Talk to the Right Hand…
The Patriot-News yesterday highlighted a new report by the Pew Trust which finds that the middle class is shrinking....
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Unintended Consequences? Property Tax Elimination Increases Taxes on the Middle Class to Reduce Taxes for High-Income Families
The budget end game has focused a lot on property tax cuts. The budget framework agreement includes property tax...
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If the Robots Actually Were to Come … We Could Enjoy Shorter Work Time
There’s been a lot of hand-wringing recently with people saying, “the robots are coming” with fear that they are...
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The Union of the Future
Kati Sipp’s latest blog post on “Hack the Union” has a link to a thought-provoking interview with Michelle Miller, founder...
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Report Ranks Pa. 23rd Among States, Gives It C+ Grade, for Status of Women
A new report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research ranked the 50 states and the District of Columbia...
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